The Allahabad High Court on Monday resumed hearing of all 17 suits related to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute matter.
It also directed the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board to file its written statements within two weeks in all the cases in which it was a party.
Justice Mayank Kumar Jain adjourned the hearing after recording the appearance of all the counsels of the plaintiff Hindu side and the counsel representing the defendant — UP Sunni Central Waqf Board. The matter is likely to be heard after two weeks.
Waqf Board counsel Punit Kumar Gupta informed that 17 suits have been transferred from the district court of Mathura to the high court for adjudication after an order was passed by the high court.
Out of the 17 suits, the Waqf Board is party in 16. Its counsel has to file replies in these 16 suits.
On November 16, the court had reserved its order in an application moved before it seeking the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the Shahi Eidgah Mosque, which according to the Hindu side, was allegedly built over the birthplace of Lord Shri Krishna in Mathura.
This application was filed on behalf of the Hindu side in the pending suits before the high court in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute matter. This order is awaited.
In all the 17 original suits pending in the high court, the plaintiff has mainly sought a declaration that the land under dispute — the area where the Shahi Eidgah Mosque is situated — vested in the deity Lord Shri Krishna Virajman.
It has also sought a direction to the defendant to remove the mosque.
In the suits, it has also been claimed that Shahi Eidgah Mosque was built under the orders of Emperor Aurangzeb.
The Allahabad High Court on May 26 had transferred to itself all the suits pending before the Mathura Court praying for various reliefs pertaining to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute.
