Jaipur. The case related to the claim of being a Shiva temple in the Ajmer Dargah complex on Wednesday in Rajasthan High Court was heard. The petition was filed on behalf of Anjuman Syed Jadgan, an organization of Khadim’s Khadim, demanding a stay on the ongoing suit in the civil court of Ajmer. The petition was heard in the single bench of Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani. Advocates Ashish Kumar Singh and Vagish Kumar Singh, on behalf of Anjuman Committee, argued that hearing on such cases is banned under the “Places of Vership Act, 1991”. The Supreme Court has also made it clear that the situation of 15 August 1947 should be upheld and new disputes should not be raised about religious places under this law.
Despite this, the case is being heard in the Civil Court of Ajmer, which is against the spirit of law. Therefore, it should be banned immediately.
At the same time, additional Solicitor General RD Rastogi on behalf of the Central Government opposed the petition of the Anjuman Committee that the committee is not a party in this suit, so it is not eligible to file a petition in the matter. In such a situation, the petition should not be considered as hearing.
Significantly, the National President of the Hindu Army Vishnu Gupta filed a suit in the Ajmer Court on 23 September 2024, claiming that the temple of Sankat Mochan Mahadev is located in the Dargah complex of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. In this petition, the Dargah Committee, Ministry of Minorities and Archaeological Survey of India have been made parties.
Now the next hearing on this petition is to be held in the court of Ajmer on 19 April, while the High Court has also decided the case after a week.
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