The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in the high-profile Krishna Janmabhoomi–Shahi Idgah land dispute case to May 23, 2025, after the Muslim side requested more time to file their replies.
The adjournment came in case numbers 1 and 16, where the Muslim side pleaded for additional time to file counter-affidavits against the amended plaints. They also informed the court that petitions had been filed before the Supreme Court, urging the High Court to defer proceedings until the apex court’s decision.
The Hindu side opposed this request, but Justice Ram Manohar Narain Mishra deferred the matter, listing it for the next hearing on May 23.
The Hindu parties have filed 18 suits, seeking possession of the disputed site, removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque, and restoration of the original Krishna Janmabhoomi temple.
Previously, on August 1, 2024, the High Court rejected objections from the Muslim side that challenged the maintainability of the suits. In a significant observation, the court ruled that the petitions were not barred by the Limitation Act, the Waqf Act, or the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which prohibits alteration of religious structures as they existed on August 15, 1947.
Additionally, on October 23, 2024, the High Court had dismissed an application by the Shahi Idgah mosque committee to recall an earlier January 11, 2024, order that consolidated all suits related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi–Shahi Idgah dispute.
