Azam Khan’s UP University gets interim relief from demolition

1 min readLucknowUpdated: Jul 27, 2026 08:18 PM IST People gather outside the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University during a sit-in protest over the order for demolition of 38 buildings of the university, in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh (PTI)Granting interim relief to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, the Moradabad Divisional Commissioner on Monday stayed the demolition order issued by the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) until further orders. The RDA had on July 15 directed the demolition of 38 buildings of the university that has jailed former UP minister Azam Khan as the chairman of its governing trust. Challenging the demolition order issued by the Rampur Development Authority (RDA), Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, filed an appeal before the court of Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Anjaneya Kumar Singh