14th Century Jaunpur Atala Mosque Row | Allahabad HC Seeks Reply Of Plaintiffs In Suit Claiming Masjid To Be A Temple
3 months, 1 week ago

14th Century Jaunpur Atala Mosque Row | Allahabad HC Seeks Reply Of Plaintiffs In Suit Claiming Masjid To Be A Temple

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has called for a counter affidavit from the plaintiffs in a suit moved before a Civil Court in Jaunour, claiming that the 14th Century Atala Mosque in Jaunpur was originally an ancient Hindu temple of Atala Devi.The suit, moved by the Swaraj Vahini Association and one Santosh Kumar Mishra, seeks a declaration that the disputed property is 'Atala Devi Mandir'. The Allahabad High Court has called for a counter affidavit from the plaintiffs in a suit moved before a Civil Court in Jaunour, claiming that the 14th Century Atala Mosque in Jaunpur was originally an ancient Hindu temple of Atala Devi. Further, the suit The Waqf Atala Mosque recently moved before the HC, challenging both orders and contending that the revision plea against the trial court's order was dismissed solely on non-maintainability grounds. It may be noted that in their plaint filed before the Jaunpur Civil Court, the plaintiffs claim that the Atala Devi Mandir, built by Raja Vijay Chandra in the 13th century, was a Hindu temple where rituals like puja, sewa, and kirtan were performed.

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Sambhal Masjid Row | Supreme Court Directs No Action On Notices Which Claim Well Near Mosque As Hindu Temple
2 months, 1 week ago

Sambhal Masjid Row | Supreme Court Directs No Action On Notices Which Claim Well Near Mosque As Hindu Temple

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today restrained Uttar Pradesh authorities from giving effect to any notice issued regarding the well near the Sambhal mosque, including the notices/posters put up by the Sambhal Municipality.The bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the petition filed by the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee challenging the. The Supreme Court …

Sambhal Mosque Row | Allahabad High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Till Feb 25, Seeks Responses Of UOI, UP Govt
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2 months, 1 week ago

Sambhal Mosque Row | Allahabad High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Till Feb 25, Seeks Responses Of UOI, UP Govt

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the Sambhal trial court proceedings till February 25 in a suit claiming that the Chandausi's Shahi Jama mosque was built after destroying a Hindu temple. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal passed this order on a civil revision plea moved by the Shahi Jama Mosque Committee at Chandausi challenging the trial court's order …

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI
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2 months, 1 week ago

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and State governments, the Archaeological Survey of India and local authorities on a plea moved by the Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Sambhal challenging a trial court’s order. A Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also ordered a stay on the proceedings in the case by the trial …

Sambhal Jama Masjid case: Allahabad HC stays civil court proceedings
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sambhal Jama Masjid case: Allahabad HC stays civil court proceedings

New Indian Express  

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed further proceedings before a civil court hearing the plea seeking a survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid in UP's Sambhal. The plea was filed after a Supreme Court order related to the matter challenged the proceedings aside from the maintainability of the suit filed over the dispute in the Sambhal district …

No Survey Order For Now In 'Atala Mosque' Case | Jaunpur Court Posts Matter For March 2 In View Of SC's Interim Order
3 months ago

No Survey Order For Now In 'Atala Mosque' Case | Jaunpur Court Posts Matter For March 2 In View Of SC's Interim Order

Live Law  

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur District today refused to pass any orders on the Swaraj Vahini Association's plea seeking an Amin survey of the city's 14th Century Atala Mosque in view of the Supreme Court's Dec 12 interim order restraining courts from passing any effective interim or final orders, including orders for a survey. “As the Hon'ble Supreme Court …

No Survey Order For Now In 'Atala Mosque' Case | Jaunpur Court Posts Matter For March 2 In View Of SC's Interim Order
3 months ago

No Survey Order For Now In 'Atala Mosque' Case | Jaunpur Court Posts Matter For March 2 In View Of SC's Interim Order

Live Law  

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur District today refused to pass any orders on the Swaraj Vahini Association's plea seeking an Amin survey of the city's 14th Century Atala Mosque in view of the Supreme Court's Dec 12 interim order restraining courts from passing any effective interim or final orders, including orders for a survey. “As the Hon'ble Supreme Court …

Jaunpur mosque survey: Court to hear plea for security on Dec 16
3 months, 1 week ago

Jaunpur mosque survey: Court to hear plea for security on Dec 16

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The court of civil judge in Jaunpur on Tuesday accepted an application of the Swaraj Vahini Association, seeking police security for the court commissioner for carrying out a survey of the 14th century Atala Masjid. A suit was filed before the Jaunpur court on May 17, 2024 by the Swaraj Vahini Association and Santosh Kumar Mishra, a local resident, …

Atala Mosque: Hindu Petitioners Seek Survey Claiming Demolition Of Temple, Jaunpur Court To Pronounce Order THIS Date
3 months, 1 week ago

Atala Mosque: Hindu Petitioners Seek Survey Claiming Demolition Of Temple, Jaunpur Court To Pronounce Order THIS Date

ABP News  

By Javed Ahmed Jaunpur News: The Jaunpur district's Senior Division Court has scheduled 16 December for a decision on the petition seeking a survey of the Atala Mosque, allegedly built after demolishing the Atala Devi temple. #WATCH | Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh: On Atala mosque, Hindu side's lawyer Ram Singh says, "The court has taken no decision today, only the matter …

14th Century Jaunpur Atala Mosque Moves Allahabad HC Against Local Court Order To Register A Suit Claiming It Was Ancient Hindu Temple
3 months, 2 weeks ago

14th Century Jaunpur Atala Mosque Moves Allahabad HC Against Local Court Order To Register A Suit Claiming It Was Ancient Hindu Temple

Live Law  

The 14th Century Atala Mosque in Jaunpur has approached the Allahabad High Court, challenging a local court's order that directed the registration of a suit, in a representative capacity, at the instance of 'Swaraj Vahini Association', claiming the mosque was originally an ancient Hindu temple.The suit by the Association and one Santosh Kumar Mishra seeks. The 14th Century Atala Mosque …

Questions that arise after Sambhal order
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Questions that arise after Sambhal order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s interim order in the Sambhal mosque dispute last week is emblematic of the delicate legal and communal landscape surrounding the spate of cases filed by Hindu litigants claiming sites currently housing mosques. In cases involving Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, justice Khanna had firmly directed them to exhaust remedies in …

Why court ordered Sambhal mosque survey when plea prayed for right to access, asks Asaduddin Owaisi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why court ordered Sambhal mosque survey when plea prayed for right to access, asks Asaduddin Owaisi

The Hindu  

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said if the petition over a Mughal-era mosque at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh had prayed for the right to access, then why a court there ordered a survey of the structure. On November 19, 2024 a court of civil judge of Sambhal passed an ex-parte order for a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid by …

Sambhal mosque survey: Caveat filed in Allahabad HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal mosque survey: Caveat filed in Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

A caveat petition has been filed before the Allahabad high court by the Hindu side requesting the court to not pass any order without hearing the stand of Hindu respondent in case any petition is filed by the Muslim side challenging the November 20 order of the civil judge, Sambhal, whereby he had directed to conduct a survey of Mughal …

SC hints at an intra-court appeal in Shahi Idgah case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC hints at an intra-court appeal in Shahi Idgah case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed a tentative view that an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Allahabad high court could be the appropriate forum to challenge the maintainability of 18 suits filed by Hindu litigants in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute. While fixing December 9 for a detailed hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv …

SC restrains Sambhal court from taking further steps on mosque survey until Jan 8
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC restrains Sambhal court from taking further steps on mosque survey until Jan 8

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure peace and harmony in Sambhal as it restrained a local court from taking any further steps regarding the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid until January 8. It asked the mosque committee to approach the high court against the local court’s order of survey and said such petition …

SC to hear on Dec 9 plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear on Dec 9 plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on December 9 a plea of the mosque committee against the Allahabad High Court rejecting its petition challenging the maintainability of 18 cases of the Hindu side related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. On August 1, the high court rejected the plea of the Committee of …

Sambhal Mosque Dispute SC Hearing highlights: SC asks trial court not to proceed with hearing till mosque committee moves HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Mosque Dispute SC Hearing highlights: SC asks trial court not to proceed with hearing till mosque committee moves HC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the trial court in Uttar Pradesh to refrain from proceeding in the suit until the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee approaches the Allahabad High Court. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a petition filed by the mosque committee against a civil court direction allowing a survey of …

SC to hear plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex on December 9
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex on December 9

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on December 9 a plea of the mosque committee against the Allahabad High Court rejecting its petition challenging the maintainability of 18 cases of the Hindu side related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. On August 1, the high court rejected the plea of the Committee of …

Supreme Court urged to intervene in mosques-dargah survey orders by lower courts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court urged to intervene in mosques-dargah survey orders by lower courts

The Hindu  

To bring a halt to a surfeit of petitions pleading for surveys of medieval places of worship, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has appealed to the Supreme Court to take suo motu notice and bar the District and Sessions courts from entertaining such petitions. Expressing “deep concern and anguish” over the recent surge in claims on mosques and …

Supreme Court to hear plea against Sambhal mosque survey order today
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear plea against Sambhal mosque survey order today

Hindustan Times  

The management committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal has moved the Supreme Court against a local court's recent order to survey the mosque. According to the cause list of November 29 uploaded on the apex court's website, a bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna is scheduled to hear the plea. "The hot haste in which …

Court issues notice over claim of temple inside Ajmer dargah
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Court issues notice over claim of temple inside Ajmer dargah

Hindustan Times  

A Rajasthan court on Wednesday issued notice in a lawsuit filed by Hindu groups that alleged a Hindu temple existed under the Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti shrine at Ajmer and sought worshipping rights at the spot. Civil judge Manmohan Chandel heard the case filed by Vishnu Gupta, the national president of the Hindu Sena, in September under the title “Bhagwan Shri …

UP Court Orders Survey Of Sambhal's Mosque By Advocate Commissioner On Plea Claiming It Was Built Over Demolished Temple
4 months ago

UP Court Orders Survey Of Sambhal's Mosque By Advocate Commissioner On Plea Claiming It Was Built Over Demolished Temple

Live Law  

On Tuesday, a Court in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district ordered an advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Jama Masjid at Chandausi. The order was passed by Civil Judge Aditya Singh on a suit filed by eight plaintiffs, including Mahant Rishiraj Giri, who claimed that the mosque in question was built in 1526 after demolishing a temple that stood there. Therefore, …

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects mosque committee's challenge
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects mosque committee's challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that the trial in 18 cases relating to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura can continue, dismissing a petition filed by the mosque committee that challenged the maintainability of these suits. The suits filed by Hindu litigants seek "removal" of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple. Hindu …

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea, says all 18 petitions from Hindu side maintainable
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea, says all 18 petitions from Hindu side maintainable

Op India  

The Allahabad High Court on 1st August ruled that the 18 lawsuits submitted by the Hindus in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute were maintainable, dealing a severe blow to the hope of the Muslim side. “Today Allahabad High Court has rejected the application of order 7 rule 11 filed by Shahi Eidgah Masjid and held that all these 18 …

Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute: Allahabad HC upholds maintainability of suits
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute: Allahabad HC upholds maintainability of suits

The Hindu  

Opining that the Places of Worship Act does not define ‘religious character’ and to attract provision of this Act, the religious character of a place of worship must be determined, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed the plea filed by the Mathura-based Shahi Eidgah mosque committee challenging maintainability of 18 lawsuits initiated by Hindu devotees and deity seeking removal …

Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Allahabad HC To Deliver Verdict Tomorrow On Masjid Committee's Challenge To 18 Suits
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Allahabad HC To Deliver Verdict Tomorrow On Masjid Committee's Challenge To 18 Suits

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court will pronounce its verdict tomorrow on an application filed by Shahi Idgah Masjid challenging the maintainability of 18 suits filed by the deity and the Hindu parties concerning Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute. #BREAKING #AllahabadHighCourt to pronounce its verdict Tomorrow on Shahi Idgah Masjid committee's plea challenging maintainability of 18 Suits filed in connection …

Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute | Allahabad HC Grants Masjid Committee Another Chance To Oppose Maintainability Of 18 Suits, Hearing On June 4
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute | Allahabad HC Grants Masjid Committee Another Chance To Oppose Maintainability Of 18 Suits, Hearing On June 4

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Friday decided to grant the Committee of Management, Shahi Idgah Masjid, Mathura, another chance to oppose the maintainability of 18 suits filed concerning Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute. Before the Court, the Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah primarily argued that the suits pending before the HC are barred by the Places …

Allahabad HC reserves judgment on maintainability of Krishna Janmasthan-Shahi Idgah cases
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC reserves judgment on maintainability of Krishna Janmasthan-Shahi Idgah cases

New Indian Express  

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its judgment on the maintainability of cases related to the Krishna Janmasthan-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. Several cases have been filed seeking the "removal" of the Shahi Idgah masjid which stands adjacent to the Krishna temple, with litigants claiming that the Aurangazeb-era mosque was built after the demolition of the temple. Earlier …

'Waqf Board's nature to encroach any property,' argues Hindu side in Krishna Janmabhoomi-Idgah case
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Waqf Board's nature to encroach any property,' argues Hindu side in Krishna Janmabhoomi-Idgah case

Hindustan Times  

It has been the nature of the Waqf Board to “encroach upon any property” and declare it as its asset, the Hindu side in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case claimed before the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday, reported PTI. On May 2, the Hindu side told the Allahabad High Court that the temple is a protected monument and it should …

Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute | 'Suits Seeking Mosque's Removal Are Barred By Places Of Worship Act': Masjid Committee In Allahabad HC
1 year ago

Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute | 'Suits Seeking Mosque's Removal Are Barred By Places Of Worship Act': Masjid Committee In Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah today argued before the Allahabad High Court that the suits pending before the HC, inter alia seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque from the 13.37-acre complex which it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev temple in Mathura, are barred by the Places of Worship Act 1991, Limitation Act 1963 as …

Supreme Court extends stay on survey of Idgah complex in Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple case
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court extends stay on survey of Idgah complex in Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple case

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court issued an order on Monday, extending the interim stay on the Allahabad High Court's decision to conduct a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque complex adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The stay was initially put in place on January 16, halting the operation of the December 14, 2023, order …

‘Mathura’s Krishna Janambhoomi- Shahi Idgah mosque dispute | Allahabad HC consolidates 15 suits ‘in interest of justice’
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Mathura’s Krishna Janambhoomi- Shahi Idgah mosque dispute | Allahabad HC consolidates 15 suits ‘in interest of justice’

The Hindu  

‘In interest of justice’, the Allahabad High Court has directed to consolidated 15 suits pertaining Mathura’s Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute. The order was passed on January 11, 2024, by the Bench of Justice Mayank Jain on an application filed by the Hindu plaintiffs under Order IV-A read with Section 151 of Civil Procedure Code,1908. Meanwhile, the counsel for …

Allahabad High Court Consolidates 15 Suits Concerning Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute In 'Interest Of Justice'
1 year, 2 months ago

Allahabad High Court Consolidates 15 Suits Concerning Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute In 'Interest Of Justice'

Live Law  

On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court directed to consolidate 15 suits related to Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute. The order was passed 'in the interest of justice' on an application filed by the Hindu plaintiffs under Order IV-A of the Civil Procedure Code.All these suits contain a common prayer seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque from …

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With High Court's Dismissal Of PIL Seeking Removal Of Mosque
1 year, 2 months ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With High Court's Dismissal Of PIL Seeking Removal Of Mosque

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea against an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a public interest litigation for the recognition of Mathura's Shahi Eidgah Mosque site as Krishna Janmabhoomi and the removal of the mosque. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing a special leave petition filed by Advocate Mahek Maheshwari, following …

Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute : Mosque Committee Approaches Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Appointing Commission To Inspect Masjid
1 year, 2 months ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute : Mosque Committee Approaches Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Appointing Commission To Inspect Masjid

Live Law  

In the latest development in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the mosque committee has approached the Supreme Court against a December 14 order of the Allahabad High Court by which it had allowed an application for the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the mosque. The main suit, presently pending before the Allahabad High Court, seeks a declaration …

Allahabad HC allows court-monitored inspection of Mathura’s Shahi Idgah mosque
1 year, 3 months ago

Allahabad HC allows court-monitored inspection of Mathura’s Shahi Idgah mosque

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on December 14 allowed an application seeking appointment of a court commission to inspect the Shahi Idgah mosque, which sits next to the Krishna Janambhoomi temple in Mathura. Petition flags symbols In the plea seeking appointment of a commission for inspection of the property in dispute situated at Katra Keshav Dev, Mathura, the plaintiffs claimed that …

Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute | Allahabad HC Reserves Verdict On Plea To Appoint Commission To Inspect Mathura’s Shahi Idagh Mosque
1 year, 4 months ago

Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute | Allahabad HC Reserves Verdict On Plea To Appoint Commission To Inspect Mathura’s Shahi Idagh Mosque

Live Law  

In the pending suits before the Allahabad High Court concerning Mathura's Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the HC, on Thursday, reserved its orders on a plea seeking the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the Mosque in question. For context, the application under Order 26 Rule 9 CPC was filed recently by the deity and 7 others through advocates …

Indian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple

Associated Press  

LUCKNOW, India — An Indian court on Thursday ruled that officials can conduct a scientific survey to determine if a 17th-century mosque in the country’s north was built over a Hindu temple. The Gyanvapi mosque in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi, an area Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents in India’s parliament, is one of several mosques in northern Uttar …

Jalgaon: Here's how a disputed Jumma Masjid structure was illegally expanded on temple land
1 year, 8 months ago

Jalgaon: Here's how a disputed Jumma Masjid structure was illegally expanded on temple land

Op India  

On Sunday, July 16, the Jalgaon District administration issued an interim order refraining people of the Muslim community to enter a disputed mosque structure that resembles an old temple. This is after a local Hindu organization Pandavwada Sangharsh Samiti complained that the structure located in Erandol region in the Jalgaon district resembles an old temple and that the Muslim community, …

India court allows plea seeking Hindu prayers at Gyanvapi Mosque
2 years, 6 months ago

India court allows plea seeking Hindu prayers at Gyanvapi Mosque

Al Jazeera  

A court in India’s northern town of Varanasi has rejected a Muslim organisation’s plea challenging a request by some Hindu worshippers to hold daily prayers at a 17th-century mosque. Reports earlier this year claimed a court-mandated survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque – leaked to the media – discovered a “shivalinga”, a phallic representation of the Hindu god Shiva, inside the …

Qutub mosque a protected monument: Centre to Delhi HC on Waqf prayer plea
2 years, 7 months ago

Qutub mosque a protected monument: Centre to Delhi HC on Waqf prayer plea

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Monday told the Delhi high court that a mosque located at the entrance of the Qutub complex, but not a part of the Qutub enclosure, is a protected monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, and hence no prayers can be offered there. The Qutub Minar, the Quwwat ul Islam mosque …

Mathura mosque-temple dispute: Civil court to hear Masjid panel’s plea first
2 years, 8 months ago

Mathura mosque-temple dispute: Civil court to hear Masjid panel’s plea first

The Hindu  

In the Shahi Idgah Mosque-Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute, the civil judge on Thursday decided to first hear the Masjid panel’s application challenging the maintainability of the suit. Advocate Tanveer Ahmed, lawyer and secretary of the mosque management committee, said the panel would now begin submissions on its application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure on …

Mathura mosque-temple dispute: Civil court to hear suit next on July 21
2 years, 8 months ago

Mathura mosque-temple dispute: Civil court to hear suit next on July 21

The Hindu  

In the ongoing Shahi Idgah Mosque-Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute, a civil court in Mathura on Monday continued hearing submissions from both sides on whether it should first hear the plea for a court-appointed commission’s survey of the mosque or the application challenging the maintainability of the suit itself. The court was hearing a suit filed by advocate Mahendra Pratap Singh, …

Shahi Idgah dispute: Objections to mosque panel’s application challenging maintainability of suit filed
2 years, 8 months ago

Shahi Idgah dispute: Objections to mosque panel’s application challenging maintainability of suit filed

The Hindu  

In the ongoing Shahi Idgah Mosque-Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple dispute, plaintiff’s advocate Mahendra Pratap Singh on Thursday filed his objections to the mosque committee’s Order VII Rule 11 application challenging the maintainability of his suit. The Shahi Idgah Mosque management committee is currently facing at least six similar suits, including Mr. Singh’s, in Mathura, claiming ownership of the land on …

'Sunni Central Waqf Board ko zameen nahi leni chahiye thi': JUH chief Asad Madani | ABP News
2 years, 9 months ago

'Sunni Central Waqf Board ko zameen nahi leni chahiye thi': JUH chief Asad Madani | ABP News

ABP News  

Maulana Asad Madani, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, the country's leading Muslim organization, said on Sunday that his organization would file a review petition in the Supreme Court against the Supreme Court's decision in the Ayodhya land dispute case. Earlier, Madani had said that he would not accept five acres of alternative land for the mosque. During the executive committee meeting …

'We will go to Supreme Court again in Ayodhya land dispute case': JUH chief Asad Madani | ABP News
2 years, 9 months ago

'We will go to Supreme Court again in Ayodhya land dispute case': JUH chief Asad Madani | ABP News

ABP News  

Maulana Arshad Madani, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, the country's leading Muslim organization, said on Sunday that his organization would file a review petition in the Supreme Court against the Supreme Court's decision in the Ayodhya land dispute case. Earlier, Madani had said that he would not accept five acres of alternative land for the mosque. During the executive committee meeting …

Hindu plaintiffs suit not maintainable, says mosque panel
2 years, 9 months ago

Hindu plaintiffs suit not maintainable, says mosque panel

The Hindu  

The Anjuman Intenzamia Masjid Committee, representing the management of the Gyanvapi Mosque, began its arguments on Thursday in District and Sessions court, Varanasi. It is challenging the maintainability of the Hindu plaintiffs’ suit under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Senior Advocates Abhay Nath Yadav and Mumtaz Ahmad, appearing for the Muslims’ side, argued that the …

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India
2 years, 9 months ago

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. “It is a way to tell Muslims that their public display of faith in India is no more accepted and that the alleged humiliation heaped on them by …

Court To Hear Plea Questioning Maintainability of Gyanvapi Mosque Suit on 26 May
2 years, 9 months ago

Court To Hear Plea Questioning Maintainability of Gyanvapi Mosque Suit on 26 May

The Quint  

The local court, however, on 12 May, ordered that the survey work would continue, and instead of replacing Mishra, appointed two more lawyers – Vishal Kumar Singh and Ajay Singh – to accompany him. The Allahabad High Court refused to stay this order despite it being argued by the mosque committee that the mosque was protected by the Places of …

Gyanvapi mosque near Kashi Vishwanath temple not a Waqf property: Counsel for temple
2 years, 10 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque near Kashi Vishwanath temple not a Waqf property: Counsel for temple

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday resumed the hearing on Varanasi’s Kashi-Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute with the counsel for the temple asserting that the disputed mosque is not a waqf property. Appearing for the Kashi Vishwanath temple before the bench of Justice Prakash Padia, senior counsel Vijay Shankar Rastogi also asserted that the provisions of the Waqf Act are not …

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