New Delhi. In the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute case, the Mathura Shahi Idgah Mosque Committee approached the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order, which dismissed its petition challenging various cases filed by the Hindu side. In its order dated August 1, the High Court rejected the objections of the Muslim side and said that all the cases filed by the Hindu side are worth hearing. This petition of the Shahi Idgah Mosque Committee may be heard next week.
Shahi Eidgah Masjid committee moves Supreme Court challenging Allahabad High Court order which rejected its plea challenging the maintainability of various lawsuits initiated by Hindu devotees. pic.twitter.com/y46UaFCfH9
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The Muslim side had argued in the High Court that both the parties had reached an agreement in 1968 regarding the disputed land, so declaring the agreement as wrong after 60 years is completely unfair, therefore this case is not worth pursuing. In the 18 petitions filed by the Hindu side, Shahi Idgah Mosque was declared as the birthplace of Shri Krishna and a demand was made to hand it over to the Hindus. According to the Hindu side, the entire two and a half acre area of Idgah is the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Shri Krishna. The mosque was illegally constructed by demolishing this temple. The Waqf Board has declared this land as Waqf property using its rights. Whereas the mosque committee does not have any record related to the land.
According to the Hindu side, this land is owned by Katra Keshav Dev. ASI has also considered this land as Nazul land, so it cannot be a Waqf property. After this, a single bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain dismissed the petitions filed by Shahi Idgah Mosque Committee and Sunni Central Waqf Board under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC. Let us tell you that in its order dated August 9, the Supreme Court has extended the ban on the survey of the disputed premises till November.
