MP High Court Orders Status Quo Over Muslim Burial Ground in Katni

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State authorities to maintain the status quo over a graveyard in Sleemnabad, Katni, while hearing a plea seeking protection of burial rights of the local Muslim community.

The petitioner, a local Masjid cashier, stated that the graveyard has been in use for 300–350 years, with an adjoining 7-acre portion serving as a burial ground for the last 150 years.

Taking note of the claim, the Court directed the respondents to maintain the existing condition of the land until the next hearing scheduled for January 8, 2026.

The plea seeks a declaration recognising the land as exclusively meant for Muslim burials.

[Nisar Beg v. State of Madhya Pradesh]