The Allahabad High Court today approved the survey of the Shahi Idgah Complex in Mathura, in a major development in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi case. The survey's methods will be determined on December 18, when the court reconvenes for hearing. The survey will be conducted by a court-monitored three-member team of advocate commissioners.
The decision came in response to a request for a survey of the Masjid, asserting that the property was integral to Hindus, being a part of Shri Krishnajanmbhoomi and consequently a Hindu place of worship.
On September 24, 2020, Lucknow resident and advocate Ranjana Agnihotri and six others originally filed a plea in the lower court to remove the 17th century Shahi Idgah mosque from the complex it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev Temple, close to the spot known as 'Krishna Janmabhoomi'. The petitioners filed the pleas under "next friend of Bhagwan Sri Krishna Virajman".
They claimed that the Shahi Idgah Masjid was built on a portion of the 13.37 acre land owned by the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust and requested the removal of the mosque.
“The Court has rejected the arguments of the Shahi Idgah Masjid. My demand was that in Shahi Idgah Masjid there are a lot of signs and symbols of the Hindu temple, and to know the actual position, an advocate commissioner is required. It’s a landmark judgement by the court,” Vishnu Shankar Jain, lawyer from the petitioners’ side, said.
