The Delhi High Court refuses to stay the anointing ceremony of Shahi Imam Bukhari's son as the Naib Imam of the Delhi Jama Masjid.

The court said that the Shahi Imam Bukhari's decision to anoint his son as his deputy and successor has no legal sanctity. The court has asked him to explain his decision to pick his son as his successor.

Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of India's largest mosque, the Jama Masjid, is supposed to anoint his 19-year-old son as Vice-Imam tomorrow.

The court said his move "has no legal sanctity" but did not cancel the ceremony; it has asked Bukhari to explain his move by January 28.