<p>The Delhi High Court on Tuesday appointed a new court commissioner to probe the alleged illegal construction inside the historic Jama Masjid complex here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Justice Rajiv Shakdher appointed lawyer Saqib as new court commissioner, following a request by city government's counsel Najimi Waziri earlier that he be excused from the assignment.<br /><br />The court also asked lawyer Saqib to visit the Jama Masjid site to verify allegations that Shahi Imam with his other brothers were illegally encroaching sites inside the mosque premises.<br /><br />The court also asked the new court commissioner to file his status report within two weeks and posted the matter for December 18 for hearing. <br /><br />While appointing Saqib as court commissioner, Justice Shakdher said in his order, “Advocate Najimi Waziri expressed personal difficulties in continuing as the court commissioner. <br /><br />Accordingly, Saqib is going to be the court commissioner, necessary assistance would be given to him by the police. Status report would be filed in two weeks.”<br /><br />The court had earlier ordered demolition of the structures, if found illegal by the committee appointed by it.<br /><br />Petitioner Suhail Ahmed Khan had alleged that Bukhari with his brothers had started illegal construction and encroached upon a government land adjacent to historical Jama Masjid. <br /><br />Petitioner asked the court to restrain accused rom an ongoing illegal construction.</p>
<p>The Delhi High Court on Tuesday appointed a new court commissioner to probe the alleged illegal construction inside the historic Jama Masjid complex here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Justice Rajiv Shakdher appointed lawyer Saqib as new court commissioner, following a request by city government's counsel Najimi Waziri earlier that he be excused from the assignment.<br /><br />The court also asked lawyer Saqib to visit the Jama Masjid site to verify allegations that Shahi Imam with his other brothers were illegally encroaching sites inside the mosque premises.<br /><br />The court also asked the new court commissioner to file his status report within two weeks and posted the matter for December 18 for hearing. <br /><br />While appointing Saqib as court commissioner, Justice Shakdher said in his order, “Advocate Najimi Waziri expressed personal difficulties in continuing as the court commissioner. <br /><br />Accordingly, Saqib is going to be the court commissioner, necessary assistance would be given to him by the police. Status report would be filed in two weeks.”<br /><br />The court had earlier ordered demolition of the structures, if found illegal by the committee appointed by it.<br /><br />Petitioner Suhail Ahmed Khan had alleged that Bukhari with his brothers had started illegal construction and encroached upon a government land adjacent to historical Jama Masjid. <br /><br />Petitioner asked the court to restrain accused rom an ongoing illegal construction.</p>