Babri Masjid Comment Case: Supreme Court Rejects Student’s Petition; Refuses to Dismiss Case

Advocate Talha Abdul Rahman, representing the petitioner, argued that the post contained no obscenity or inflammatory language. He stated that Mansoori had merely stated that the Babri Masjid would be rebuilt in the same manner as a mosque in Turkey.

Post Published By: Sujata Biswal

Updated : 28 October 2025, 5:46 PM IST

Supreme Court

Lucknow: The Supreme Court has refused to quash the criminal case filed against law student Mohammad Fayaz Mansoori. Mansoori had posted on social media that the Babri Masjid would one day be rebuilt. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi stated that they had seen the post and did not wish to interfere in the matter.

Advocate Talha Abdul Rahman, representing the petitioner, argued that the post contained no obscenity or inflammatory language. He stated that Mansoori had merely stated that the Babri Masjid would be rebuilt in the same manner as a mosque in Turkey. He also argued that the inflammatory comment was made by someone else and had not been investigated.

Responding to this, Justice Surya Kant remarked, "Don't make us make any harsh comments." In light of the court's stance, the lawyer sought permission to withdraw the petition, which the court granted.

The bench stated in its order, "After some discussion, the petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition, which has been granted. It is clarified that all defense arguments raised by the petitioner will be considered on their merits in the trial court." Mansoori had challenged the order of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, which refused to quash the criminal case against him.

The case was filed against him in August 2020. In the post, another person had made derogatory comments against Hindu deities, following which the District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri ordered Mansoori's arrest. However, the Allahabad High Court later quashed the arrest order. Earlier this year, the trial court took cognizance of the police charge sheet. Mansoori filed a fresh petition against this in the High Court, but the High Court also dismissed it. He then approached the Supreme Court.