Mathura: A District and Sessions Court on Thursday again reserved its judgment on the maintainability of the petition seeking ownership of the entire 13.37 acres of Krishna Janmabhoomi land and the removal of a mosque near the temple.
A group of people had filed a suit over the 17th century Shahi Idgah mosque, which they claimed was built at the birthplace of Lord Krishna, within the 13.37-acre premises of the Katra Keshav Dev temple.
The suit was filed on behalf of child deity Bhagwan Shri Krishna Virajman, through the "next friend" Ranjana Agnihotri and others.
Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Court reserves order on plea seeking removal of mosque Next friend is a legal term for a person who represents someone directly unable to maintain a suit.
The suit sought the removal of encroachment and the superstructure, now maintained by the Committee of Management of Trust Masjid Idgah with the consent of the Sunni central board.
The appellants had demanded the annulment of an earlier Mathura court ruling, ratifying a land deal reached between the Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan and the Shahi Idgah Management Committee.
Speaking to the reporters here, Mukesh Khandelwal, Advocate Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Seva Sansthan said," There was a debate in the District Court Court today over the applications of the parties whether to include them in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi case. The court has reserved the verdict. Recently, the objection of the Royal Idgah Committee Advocate has not been debated on the revision of the application."
Earlier, a lower court had dismissed the plea after which the plaintiffs moved the district court.
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