Mumbai High Court Halts Demolition After Protests Over 90-Year-Old Jain Temple in Vile Parle
Mumbai, April 19, 2025 — In a dramatic turn of events, the Bombay High Court has issued an interim stay. This action stops any further demolition activity at the temple site. It also prevents additional construction at the 90-year-old Parshwanath Digambar Jain Mandir in Vile Parle East. The move comes amid mounting protests by the Jain community. The protests followed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) surprise pre-dawn demolition of the historic temple on Wednesday. The stay was granted during an emergency hearing. Temple authorities filed a contempt petition against the BMC. They accused it of acting prematurely—just two days before…