In a big bow to the Muslim side, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday said that the 18 suits filed by the Hindu side in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute are maintainable.
The Muslim side had challenged the maintainability of suits filed by the deity and Hindu parties stating that the suits are barred by the Places of Worship Act, the Limitation Act and the Specific Relief Act.
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain said, "Today Allahabad High Court has rejected the application of order 7 rule 11 filed by Shahi Eidgah Masjid and held that all these 18 suits are not barred by places of worship act...The next date of hearing is 12th August. The end result is that the trials will proceed and the intention and the effort to nib in the trial on the issue of maintainability has been rejected. We will file the caveat before the Supreme Court and if the Shahi Eidgah Masjid approaches the SC, we will be present there..."
The Hindu side has claimed that the Mathura Shahi Idgah Masjid was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi land and is seeking the removal of the mosque. As per reports, it has been claimed that many indications support the view that the Shahi-Idgah Mosque was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi land.
