Mathura: The District Court will hear the matter regarding the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Idgah row today on the petition filed by Krishna devotees seeking the removal of the 17th-century Shahi Idgah mosque near the birthplace of Lord Krishna.
Supreme Court advocates Vishnu Shankar Jain and Harishankar Jain will arrive in Mathura after 11:00 am on Friday. The Shri Krishna Janmasthan temple is built on 13.37 acres, comprising Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Leela Manch, Bhagwat Bhawan and one and a half acres of royal Idgah Mosque.
Earlier on Wednesday, a civil court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura dismissed a petition seeking to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid in the Hindu holy town on grounds that it was built over the Krishna Janmabhoomi land. The order was passed by Assistant District Judge Chhaya Sharma.
The suit was filed on behalf of deity Shree Krishna Virajman, along with devotees, to ensure that "darshan, pooja, rituals according to Vedic Sanatan Dharma; faith, belief, usages, traditions and customs guaranteed under Article 25 of the Constitution of India are performed at the actual birthplace or on 13.37 acre."
During the British rule, an auction held in 1815, Raja Patni Mal of Benares bought the place and in 1940 when Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya came to Mathura, he was saddened to see the plight of the birthplace of Lord Krishna and the locals also wished that a grand temple should be built. Madan Mohan Malaviya Ji wrote a letter to industrialist Jugal Kishore Birla of Mathura for Janmabhoomi Revival. On 21 February 1951, Shri Krishna Janma Bhoomi Trust was established. In 1968, Sri Krishna Janmasthana Seva Sansthan and Shahi Idgah Management Committee negotiated and reached on a mutual agreement to settle the dispute to the effect that the mosque would remain on the land it was constructed.
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