STATE OF U.P. vs MOHD. SAREEF SAIFI . — C.A. No. 7988/2002

Summary: C.A. No. 7988/2002 (State of U.P. v. Mohd. Sareef Saifi) Case Outcome: On 19 November 2009, the Supreme Court disposed of the appeal with clarification. The Court upheld the High Court's order but clarified that a landowner's right to construct on their property is subject to public order, morality, health, and applicable construction/land-use laws—not an absolute right to construct a mosque on disputed land. The civil suit regarding land title remained pending and unresolved. Next Steps: No further directions were issued; the matter was disposed of with this clarification. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.