MLA Shoaib Iqbal filed the fresh plea following the high court order, which had asked the ASI to demolish the illegal constructions to ascertain if the remains of a Mughal-era Akbarabadi mosque existed at the Metro railway project site near Subhash Park in Central Delhi.
The application, which is likely to come up for hearing on August 17 before a three judge-bench headed by Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri, also sought that a committee of eminent citizens be constituted to oversee the ASI work.
Iqbal, who is also facing contempt notice for allegedly raising the structure in the park, has also suggested the names of former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Rajender Sachar, Jamia Milia Islamia's Vice Chancellor Najib Jung and ASI former Director K K Mohammad as members of the expert committee.
The lawmaker has also cited excerpts from various history books to drive home his point that there was Akbarabadi Mosque built in 1650 by Mughal emperor Shahjahan's wife at the site, which was later razed by the Britishers.
"...Keeping in view the historicity of the movement and the religious sanctity attached to this mosque...This is to ensure that no harm whatsoever is caused to the historic remains of the mosque," said Iqbal's plea, filed through lawyer M M Kashyap.
The court earlier had taken suo-motu cognisance of the illegal construction of the mosque and later allowed the ASI to raze it and file a status report on its progress in the probe. (More)