[Breaking] Mathura Court dismisses suit to remove Shahi Idgah Masjid on claim that it was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi

A Mathura civil court today dismissed a suit moved to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid and Mathura on grounds that it was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi land. .The order was passed today by ADJ Chhaaya Sharma. .The Court declined to entertain the plea citing the bar on admitting the case under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.. The civil suit moved by Hindu deity, Lord Shri Krishna Virajmanhad, through next friends, had sought the removal of encroachments and the mosque. .These were claimed to have been "illegally raised by Committee of Management of alleged Trust Masjid Idgah with the consent of Sunni Central Board of Waqf land Khewat No.255 (Two Hundred Fifty Five) at Katra Keshav Dev city Mathura belonging to deity Shree Krishna Virajman.".Hindu deity Shri Krishna moves Mathura court to reclaim lost site at Mathura, says Aurangzeb demolished Katra Keshav Dev in 1669-70.It was further stated by the plaintiff that under the Hindu Law prevalent in India for thousands of years, "it is well recognized that the property once vested in the deity shall continue to be the deities property and property vested in the deity is never destroyed or lost and it can be regained and re-established whenever it is freed, found or recovered from the clutches of invaders, ultras or hoodlums.".Among other submissions, the plaintiff had contended that temples on the Mathura land were demolished by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. .The plaintiff added that the ‘Janambhoomi Trust’ had failed to perform its duty to secure, preserve and protect the Trust property. The Trust is defunct from 1958, states Lord Krishna. A compromise deed of 1968 between “Shree Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sangh" and the Shahi Idgah trust was also sought to be quashed in the suit. .Read the Order:

[Breaking] Mathura Court dismisses suit to remove Shahi Idgah Masjid on claim that it was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi

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