PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court on Monday dismissed a civil revision petition seeking to halt trial court proceedings in a land dispute between Jama Masjid and Harihar Mandir in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district.
The court said the order to appoint a court commissioner and the suit were maintainable.
Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal had previously reserved its order on the matter after hearing counsel for the Masjid committee and plaintiff Hari Shanker Jain suit and the counsel for Archeological Survey of India.
With this ruling, the court paved the way for the continuation of the court-ordered survey of the mosque premises.
The ongoing case stems from a petition claiming that the Jama Masjid stands on the site of a former Harihar temple, allegedly dedicated to Lord Vishnu’s final incarnation, Kalki. The mosque, petitioners claim, was built by Mughal emperor Babur in 1526 after demolishing the Harihar Mandir in Sambhal.
Tensions have remained high in the region since November 19, 2024, when a local court ordered the survey. Violent clashes erupted shortly after the order, leaving four people dead during confrontations between police and protestors opposing the survey.
The Supreme Court had earlier intervened, putting a temporary hold on trial court proceedings.
However, it allowed time for the mosque’s Committee of Management to respond to a status report from Uttar Pradesh authorities, which stated that the disputed well lies outside the mosque structure.
The court said the order to appoint a court commissioner and the suit were maintainable.
Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal had previously reserved its order on the matter after hearing counsel for the Masjid committee and plaintiff Hari Shanker Jain suit and the counsel for Archeological Survey of India.
With this ruling, the court paved the way for the continuation of the court-ordered survey of the mosque premises.
The ongoing case stems from a petition claiming that the Jama Masjid stands on the site of a former Harihar temple, allegedly dedicated to Lord Vishnu’s final incarnation, Kalki. The mosque, petitioners claim, was built by Mughal emperor Babur in 1526 after demolishing the Harihar Mandir in Sambhal.
Tensions have remained high in the region since November 19, 2024, when a local court ordered the survey. Violent clashes erupted shortly after the order, leaving four people dead during confrontations between police and protestors opposing the survey.
The Supreme Court had earlier intervened, putting a temporary hold on trial court proceedings.
However, it allowed time for the mosque’s Committee of Management to respond to a status report from Uttar Pradesh authorities, which stated that the disputed well lies outside the mosque structure.
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