SC stays Allahabad HC order of Shahi Idgah survey

Supreme Court stays Allahabad High Court order for survey of Shahi Idgah mosque near Krishna Janmabhoomi temple.

The Supreme Court has stayed the implementation of Allahabad High Court order for court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjoining Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura.

The court has sought a reply from Hindu outfit Bhagwan ShriKrishna Virajman and others on the plea of the mosque committee against the Allahabad court order on the survey of Shahi Idgah.

The Supreme Court also allowed proceedings before Allahabad HC to continue in cases related to dispute over shifting of the Shahi Masjid Idgah in Mathura.

On November 10, 2023, the top court had refused to stay the proceedings before the High Court on suits related to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute, saying it would not be appropriate for it to interfere with the High Court order without hearing both sides.

In Mathura, Bal Krishna through Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta and others had filed a suit in the court of Civil Judge Senior Division (III) for shifting of the Shahi Masjid Idgah, which they claim was constructed on a part of the 13.37 acre land of the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust.