New Delhi: The Allahabad high court has given its nod for the survey of Shahi Idgah Mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura by a court-appointed and monitored advocate commissioner in response to petitions filed by Hindutva outfits which claim that the mosque stands on the place where Lord Krishna was born.
“The court has allowed our plea for appointment of a commission to survey the site. More details will be out when the order is uploaded,” the Indian Express quoted Ranjana Agnihotri, counsel for petitioners, as saying.
Like the survey of Gyanvapi mosque, the survey of the 17th-century mosque is to ascertain the claims being made by Hindutva groups that the mosque was built adjacent to the Krishna Janmasthal (believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna) after demolishing Katra Keshav Dev Temple. The temple side claims that the entire tract of contested land – about 13.37 acres – belongs to it and the mosque should be removed from the site. According to the petitioners, Katra Keshav Dev Temple was demolished by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Vishnu Shankar Jain, another advocate for the petitioners, said, “The court has allowed our demand that an advocate commissioner must be appointed. Who will be the advocate commissioner, what will the modalities be, and whether it will be a three-member committee? All these things will be decided on December 18.”
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