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New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has delivered a significant verdict in the case concerning the demolition of the 200-year-old Takia Mosque in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The apex court has refused to interfere with the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, marking a major setback for the Muslim petitioners. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta dismissed the plea filed by the Muslim side, which had challenged the demolition of the mosque earlier this year. The petitioners argued that the mosque had been illegally razed to make way for the expansion of parking facilities near the Mahakaleshwar Temple, one of the most revered Hindu shrines in the country. The Supreme Court, however, observed that it found no error in the High Court’s judgment and held ...