Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: Allahabad HC orders for ASI survey of Shahi Idgah of Mathura

The petition was filed by Lord Shri Krishna Virajman and seven others through advocates Harishankar Jain, Vishnu Shankar Jain, Prabhash Pandey and Devaki Nandan.

Allahabad High Court’s decision has come in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple case of Mathura. On the dispute between Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple and Shahi Idgah Mosque located in Mathura, the court has approved the survey at the disputed site of Shahi Idgah Mosque. The court has also approved the demand to get the survey of the disputed land done through the Advocate Commissioner.

Allahabad High Court, while giving its verdict on Thursday, has approved the petition of the Hindu side. In this case, the single bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain has given its verdict at around 2 pm. In its decision, on the lines of Gyanvapi dispute, the court has also ordered a survey of the disputed premises of Mathura to be conducted through the Advocate Commissioner.

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The petition was filed by Lord Shri Krishna Virajman and seven others through advocates Harishankar Jain, Vishnu Shankar Jain, Prabhash Pandey and Devaki Nandan. In which it has been claimed that the birthplace of Lord Krishna is present below that mosque and there are many signs which prove that that mosque is a Hindu temple.

This claim was made in the petition

According to Hindu side’s lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain, the petition claimed that there is a lotus-shaped pillar which is a feature of Hindu temples and a replica of Sheshnag, one of the Hindu deities who appeared on the night of Lord Shiva’s birth. Had protected Krishna.

The petitioners have requested that a commission be constituted with specific instructions to submit its report after the survey within the stipulated time limit. A request has also been made to conduct photography and videography of this entire proceeding. In May this year, the Allahabad High Court had transferred to itself all the cases related to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute pending in the Mathura court.