[Krishna Janmabhoomi- Shahi Idgah Masjid case] Mathura District Court rules suit to remove Masjid is maintainable

In a significant order, a Mathura court on Thursday ruled that the suit to remove the Mathura Shahi Idgah Masjid on the ground that it was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi land, is maintainable. .District Judge Rajeev Bharti overturned a civil court order dismissing the suit."Right to sue of the plaintiff will stand restored. Case will be restored at its original number," the Court ordered. The order came in a revision plea filed by Hindu deities Bhagwan Shrikrishna Virajman and Asthan Shri Krishna Janmbhoomi, through next of friends Ranjana Agnihotri and others challenging the dismissal order..The suit was moved to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid on grounds that it was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi land. The plaintiffs have, therefore, staked claimed to 13.37 acres of land on the ground that it was the birthplace of Lord Krishna.A civil court had dismissed the suit on September 30, 2020 citing the bar on admitting the case under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. However, this decision was appealed before the Mathura District Court.The appellants asserted that as devotees of Lord Krishna, they have a right to move the suit in view of their fundamental religious rights under Article 25 of the Constitution of India.The lower court had rejected the suit in limine on the ground that if suit is registered a large number of worshippers may come to the court. The appeal contended that a suit could not have been rejected on the ground that several others may also approach the court.The court reserved its verdict in the appeal on May 5, 2022..The appeal has been filed through Advocates Hari Shankar Jain, Vishnu Shankar Jain and Pankaj Kumar Verma..[Read judgment]