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Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) – The Allahabad High Court has restored a plea that seeks to recognise Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque as the Krishna Janmabhoomi. The petition was earlier dismissed in January last year after the petitioner-in-person did not appear in the case. The Bench noted that the restoration application was filed immediately after it was dismissed in default. “For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. Order dated 19th January 2021, dismissing the main petition in default is recalled. The main petition is restored to its original number,” said the Court. It set the next date for hearing in the case to July 25.
Allahabad High Court restores plea seeking recognition of Mathura’s Idgah Mosque as Krishna Janmabhoomi, was dismissed earlier due to absence of lawyerhttps://t.co/bOzsjLRmc8
— OpIndia.com (@OpIndia_com) March 13, 2022
The plea was filed by Advocate Mahek Maheshwari who contends that the Shahi Idgah mosque is allegedly built on Krishna Janmabhoomi and that the land should be handed over to the Hindus. He asked for a Trust to be formed to build a temple on the said land. He asked for an interim order wherein Hindus may be allowed to worship in the mosque on certain days of the week and on Janmashtami.
My krishna janmabhoomi petition which was filed at Allahabad HC stands revived.Hearing will commence in July. @Swamy39 @MRVChennai @jgopikrishnan70 @RSSorg @jagdishshetty @myogiadityanath @KreatelyMedia @Law1Leo @pGurus1 pic.twitter.com/d72OhCONto
— Mehek Maheshwari (@MehekMaheshwari) March 11, 2022
Maheshwari said that the Society Shree Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sangh compromised with the Committee of Management of Trust Masjid Idgah in 1968 and conceded a portion of the property to the latter. Asking for a GRPS-based Court-monitored excavation by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the mosque, he said that the Krishna Janmabhoomi was destroyed by Aurangazeb and workers have claimed the existence of carved pillars, antiquities below the courtyard of the mosque.