The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed that all matters related to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute pending before a Mathura court be transferred to it.
Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra passed the order allowing a transfer application filed by Bhagwan Shrikrishna Virajman at Katra Keshav Dev Khewat Mathura (deity) through the next friend, Ranjana Agnihotri, and seven others.
"Let the district judge, Mathura prepare a list of all such cases of similar nature involving the subject matter and touching upon its periphery, expressly or by implication, including particulars of such cases, and these suits and cases, along with the record, as above, shall be duly forwarded to this court within two weeks and the same shall stand transferred to this court in exercise of suo motu powers of this court," the judge said.
"It is requested to the respected chief justice to kindly nominate an appropriate bench for trial and disposal of such suits so withdrawn," he added.
The petitioners had requested that the original trial must be conducted by the high court itself like the Ayodhya matter. After hearing the counsel for the parties, the court had, on May 3, reserved its judgement, which was delivered on Friday.
"It provides full justification for withdrawal of all the suits touching upon the issue involved in the suit from the civil court concerned to this court under section 24(1)(b), CPC, while the prayer for the original suit no. 353 of 2022 being withdrawn and transferred to this court, made by the applicant, is allowed.
"For the rest of the suits, this court withdraws such suits of similar nature from the lower civil court concerned to this court, exercising its suo motu powers, for trial," the judge said.
-With PTI Input
