The Supreme Court on Monday further prolonged the temporary halt on the Allahabad High Court's decision to form a Commission regarding the Shahi Eidgah Mosque in relation to the Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute until the next hearing in April.
A bench comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta adjourned the proceedings until April and instructed all involved parties to conclude their arguments and submit written statements.
Confirming the extension, the court stated that the ongoing interim stay on the Allahabad High Court's directive to form a Commission for the Shahi Eidgah Mosque concerning the Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute will persist until the next hearing date.
During the previous session, the apex court had halted the implementation of the Allahabad High Court's decision to appoint the Commission for the Shahi Eidgah Mosque in connection with the Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute.
This decision follows a petition filed by the Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah contesting the Allahabad High Court's directive to form a Commission for the Shahi Eidgah Mosque.
The court clarified that while proceedings in the trial court can proceed, the execution of the commission will remain suspended until the subsequent hearings.
The Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah has lodged an appeal in the Supreme Court opposing the Allahabad High Court's decision to appoint a Commission for the Shahi Eidgah Mosque.
The Special Leave Petition (SLP) by the mosque committee challenges the High Court's ruling dated December 14, which sanctioned an Application for the formation of a Commission for the Shahi Eidgah Mosque, a site where Muslim prayers have been offered for generations.
The High Court's approval of the Commission's formation disregarded the petitioner's objections and the disputed status of the Suit, which has been contested by the petitioner, whose application under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC for the rejection of the Plaint remains pending without a verdict," the petition stated.
Advocates Tasneem Ahmadi, Mehmood Pracha, and RHA Sikander represented the Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah.
The Supreme Court is concurrently handling multiple cases related to the Mathura's Krishna Janambhoomi land dispute. Previously, the Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah appealed in the apex court against the Allahabad High Court's order, which transferred all petitions concerning Mathura's Krishna Janambhoomi land dispute from the District Court Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Masjid Idgah contested the High Court's decision dated May 26, which transferred all cases related to the Krishna Janambhoomi dispute from the District Court Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, to itself.
Ranjana Agnihotri, a resident of Lucknow, filed a lawsuit in the Mathura court, claiming ownership of 13.37 acres of land at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi. Agnihotri's legal action demanded the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque, constructed in Krishna Janmabhoomi.
The lawsuit filed in the Mathura court sought the removal of a mosque reportedly erected in 1669-70 on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb within the 13.37-acre premises of Katra Keshav Dev temple, adjacent to Lord Krishna's birthplace.
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