New Delhi: The Hindu side has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court seeking a hearing if the Muslim side moves the top court challenging the recent order of the Allahabad High Court rejecting the plea of the Muslim side challenging the maintainability of the Hindu side plea seeking the “removal” of the Shahi Idgah mosque located adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura.
Hindu side filed caveat before apex court through advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain
The caveat, which is filed to ensure that no adverse order is passed against him/her without being heard if the other party moves the court, has been filed before the apex court through advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain.
High Court rejected Muslim side’s plea challenging maintainability of Hindu side pleas
The High Court on August 1 dismissed the plea filed by the Muslim side challenging the maintainability of 18 pleas filed by the Hindu side, saying that the religious character of the mosque needs to be determined.
The High Court rejected the contention of the Muslim side that the suits by the Hindu side in the dispute over the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple and the adjacent mosque in Mathura was barred by the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act and not maintainable.
Hindu side has filed 18 pleas seeking removal, possession of Shahi Idgah mosque
The Hindu side has filed 18 pleas seeking the “removal” of the Shahi Idgah mosque from the 13.37-acre complex it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev temple in Mathura and possession of the Shahi Idgah premises. The Hindu side has claimed that there are signs in the mosque suggesting it was earlier a Hindu temple and that the Aurangazeb-era mosque was built after the demolition of the temple.
The Muslim side, which was represented by the mosque management committee and UP Sunni Central Waqf Board, argued before the High Court that the Hindu side pleas seeking removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque and possession of the Shahi Idgah premises are barred under the Places of Worship Act, Limitation Act and Specific Relief Act and thus, the pleas not maintainable.