Published on : 08 Dec 2025, 2:40 pm 3 min read

The Delhi High Court on Monday questioned the proposed demolition of structures in the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, stating that the government cannot carry out the demolition activity based on vague notices [Syed Meharaj Miya v Union of India and Ors] .

Justice Sachin Datta said that show cause notices must be served on stakeholders before razing the structures in the 13 th Sufi shrine and principles of natural justice must be followed.

“You can’t just go with a bulldozer and wipe off. Your notice is as vague as it gets ,” the Court remarked.

The Court was hearing a plea filed by Syed Meharaj Miya, the hereditary Khadim of the dargah, seeking directions to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs and the Office of the Nazim Dargah

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