Mathura: A district court on Thursday fixed January 7 as the next date for hearing into a petition seeking the removal of a mosque near a temple which the devouts believe marks the birthplace of Lord Krishna. The matter was adjourned as district judge Sadhna Rani Thakur was not available today.
Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Seva Sangh Secretary Kapil Sharma said, "The matter related to Krishna Janambhoomi case was not heard today. The matter will be heard in the court on January 7. A total of five petitions have been filed in the matter."
Dr Keshavacharya told ETV Bharat, "I have filed a petition in the court as a devotee of Shri Lord Krishna. Crores of people have faith in Lord Krishna and the Idgah mosque is an illegal structure which ought to be removed."
A total of nine defendants will appear in the court on January 7.
The devotees have said that they should be made the defendants. The petition had named the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, Shahi Masjid Idgah Trust, Shri Krishna Janambhoomi Trust, and Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan as defendants.
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According to reports, the hearing of the civil suit seeking ownership of the entire 13.37 acres of Krishna Janmabhoomi land was adjourned till December 10 after the complainant in the case Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust failed to appear before the court on November 18.
The court had on October 16 admitted the plea seeking the removal of the mosque which is situated adjacent to Krishna Janambhoomi.
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.
Krishna devotee Ajay Goel, Virendra Agarwal, Dr Keshavacharya, Vijendra Poia and Yogesh Upadhyay Abha have submitted their respective applications seeking court's favour to demand the ownership of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi and to make the premises mosque-free.
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