High Court Gives Green Light to Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute Trials

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that 18 cases related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura can proceed. This decision dismisses a mosque committee's petition challenging the suits' validity. The court set August 12 as the date for the framing of issues.

The Allahabad High Court ruled on Thursday that trials in 18 cases concerning the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura can proceed. The ruling dismisses a petition filed by the mosque committee, which challenged the maintainability of these suits.

Justice Mayank Kumar Jain had reserved his judgment on the matter on June 6. The court has now set August 12 as the date for the framing of issues.

The suits, initiated by Hindu litigants, seek the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque situated next to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple. They argue that the mosque, built during Aurangazeb's era, replaced a demolished temple. However, the mosque management committee and the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board contend that the suits are barred under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which prohibits altering the status of places of worship from what they were on the day of India's Independence.

(With inputs from agencies.)