Shahi Idgah Masjid is situated on 2.5 acres of land out of 13.37 acres of land belonging to Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan.
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Conflict
It relates to the removal of the Shahi Idgah Masjid, which occupies 2.5 acres out of 13.37 acres of land belonging to Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan (KJSS). The mosque is said to have been built on the plinth of the Keshavdev temple which was demolished by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1670 in retaliation for the Jat rebellion. Jugal Kishore Birla bought the land in 1944 for Rs 13,400 and established the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust, which later became KJSS.
who is behind it
The KJSS filed a civil suit in 1964 regarding the ownership of the entire 13.37 acres of land. In 1968, the KJSS and the Shahi Idgah Masjid Management Committee reached a settlement agreement, under which the ownership of the land would remain with the institute but the management committee would run. Mosque.
Lucknow-based advocate Ranjana Agnihotri and six others filed a petition in the trial court for removal of the mosque on September 24, 2020, but the civil judge dismissed it as non-admissible, on the grounds that none of the petitioners were in Mathura. was not from or was not valid. share in the case. Adamant, the petitioners filed a revision petition in the District Court at Mathura on October 16, 2020, which was accepted on May 19, 2022. So far, 11 cases have been registered on various aspects of the dispute, but all want the mosque to be removed. Tanveer Ahmed, secretary and advocate of the managing committee of Shahi Idgah Masjid, says, “We have received a copy of the order dated May 19… From the observations made by the district judge’s court allowing the revision, it does not appear to be legal. shall be challenged in the Allahabad High Court after being duly recognized and after due discussion among the stakeholders.
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where is it going
The court will have to look at the revenue records and decide on the validity of the 1968 “compromise agreement” between the temple and mosque trusts.