New Delhi. The Baghpat Court of Uttar Pradesh has given an important decision in the Lakshgriha case, a dispute going on for about 54 years over a place in Barnawa in western Uttar Pradesh. The court proceedings started last year after a gap of 54 years, in which Muqeem Khan, a resident of Barnawa in 1970, had initiated the case against Waqf Board officials in Meerut’s Sardhana court.
According to Brahmachari Krishnadutt Maharaj, the founder of the Gurukul at Lakshagriha, Sheikh Badruddin claimed to have a mausoleum and a large graveyard at the Lakshagriha site. The Waqf Board asserted its authority over this place. The controversy alleged that Krishnadutt Maharaj, who lived outside, intended to dismantle the cemetery and establish a pilgrimage site for Hindus. Both Muqeem Khan and Krishnadutt Maharaj have passed away and representatives of both parties continue the legal battle.
#BreakingNow: Big victory for Hindus in Lakshgriha dispute case.. Hindu side got ownership rights.
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The Muslim side claims that at this place there was once a mausoleum of their saint Badruddin, which was later removed and a graveyard remained. The 108-acre disputed land is believed to have a tunnel which was used by the Pandavas during the Mahabharata period to escape from Lakshagriha. Historians argue that extensive excavations at the site have yielded evidence supporting Hindu civilization for thousands of years. This discovery has surprised the Muslim side and challenges their claim that Islamic history predates Hindu presence in the region.