The Muslim side in the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque complex case on Wednesday alleged before the Supreme Court that the site identified by the Madhya Pradesh government for Friday namaz was nearly two kilometres from the complex instead of being adjacent to it, Bar and Bench reported. It said that this was in violation of the court’s July 14 order.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant then directed the Union and Madhya Pradesh governments to implement its earlier order “in letter and spirit”, The Hindu reported.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Union and Madhya Pradesh governments, claimed that the site was about 900 metres away, The Hindu reported. However, he told the court that he would ask the authorities to look for another location.Justice Joymala Bagchi told Mehta that the court had used the phrase “adjacent to” in its July 14 order. “The order has to be complied with in letter and spirit,” the court was quoted as saying by The Hindu.On May 15, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that the complex in Dhar district is a temple of Hindu deity Saraswati and quashed a 2003 order of the Archaeological Survey of India allowing Hindus to perform prayers on the premises on Tuesdays and Muslims to offer namaz in the complex on Fridays.The High Court had allowed the Muslim side to seek alternative land within the district to build a mosque.The Supreme Court, on July 14, declined to issue an interim order restoring the status quo that existed before the High Court’s verdict, under which both sides were allowed to pray inside the complex on designated days.However, it ordered the Madhya Pradesh government to make available an open space adjacent to the complex for Muslims to offer namaz on Fridays between 1 pm and 3 pm. The arrangement would be temporary and subject to the final ruling in the matter, the court added.The bench also directed the Archaeological Survey of India not to make structural changes to the complex without the court’s permission.Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.