Allahabad : In a significant development in the ongoing legal battle over the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition filed by the Hindu side seeking to declare the Shahi Masjid as a disputed structure.
Application A-44, had sought to officially designate the Shahi Idgah mosque as a disputed structure in court records and further proceedings. The petition, filed by Advocate Mahendra Pratap Singh, representing the Hindu side, was part of a larger case concerning the alleged encroachment of land near the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple complex by the Shahi Idgah mosque.
The single bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, which is currently hearing the case, rejected the plea. Application A-44 specifically urged the court to direct the concerned stenographer to replace the term Shahi Idgah Mosque with disputed structure throughout the ongoing case documents and future proceedings.
The High Court, after hearing arguments from both sides, rejected the petition and upheld the objection raised by the Muslim side. The case is among 18 petitions filed by various members of the Hindu side relating to the contentious land and religious claims surrounding the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and the Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura.
