Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea on Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Dispute; Supreme Court Move Next

The Allahabad High Court rejected the Shahi Eidgah committee's plea challenging Hindu suits in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Masjid dispute. Advocates plan to file a caveat in the Supreme Court, while the High Court set the next hearing for August. Government leaders welcomed the decision.

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Shahi Eidgah mosque committee, which challenged the maintainability of 18 lawsuits initiated by Hindu devotees concerning the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Masjid dispute.

In reaction to the High Court's decision, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain announced plans to file a caveat with the Supreme Court. 'Today the Allahabad High Court rejected the application of order 7 rule 11 filed by Shahi Eidgah Masjid. We will file the caveat before the Supreme Court and if the Shahi Eidgah Masjid approaches the SC, we will be present there,' he stated.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya expressed his approval, saying, 'We welcome the court's decision. The construction of a grand temple at Ram Janmabhoomi followed the judgment of the Supreme Court, and I am confident that Shri Krishna devotees will also get justice.'

Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing that the decision aligns with the people's feelings. 'Lord Ram and Lord Krishna are our 'sanskriti, virasat, vichardhara,' he remarked.

The Supreme Court had previously extended an interim order staying the Allahabad HC's decision to appoint a commission for the Shahi Eidgah Mosque, relating to Mathura's Krishna Janambhoomi dispute. The origin of the suit traces back to a Mathura court's plea to remove a mosque reportedly built in 1669-70 on orders from Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb within the 13.37-acre Katra Keshav Dev temple premises, near Lord Krishna's birthplace.

(With inputs from agencies.)