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Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute | Allahabad HC Dismisses Recall Plea Against Its Order To Consolidate 15 Suits
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
23 Oct 2024 4:00 PM IST
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea moved by the Shahi Eidgah Mosque side to recall the HC's January 11, 2024, order consolidating all suits filed in connection with the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute at Mathura,Justice Mayank Kumar Jain dismissed the plea at 3:50 pm today. A detailed order is awaited.It may be noted that in January this year, a single judge...
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea moved by the Shahi Eidgah Mosque side to recall the HC's January 11, 2024, order consolidating all suits filed in connection with the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute at Mathura,
Justice Mayank Kumar Jain dismissed the plea at 3:50 pm today. A detailed order is awaited.
It may be noted that in January this year, a single judge directed the consolidation of 15 suits related to Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute. The order was passed 'in the interest of justice' on an application filed by the Hindu plaintiffs under Order IV-A of the Civil Procedure Code.
All these suits contain a common prayer seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque from the 13.37-acre complex which it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev temple in Mathura. Additional prayers include seeking possession of the Shahi Idgah premises and demolition of the present structure situated there.
"The proceedings in these suits can be taken up and the suits may be decided simultaneously on the basis of common evidence. To save the time of the Court, the expenses to be incurred to the parties, and to avoid conflicting judgments it appears expedient in the interest of justice to consolidate the suits with each other," a bench of Justice Mayank Jain had observed in its order.
The order was passed after Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing on behalf of the Hindu plaintiffs, argued that after the original suit was filed before Civil Judge (Senior Division), Mathura on September 25, 2020, “certain other suits of a similar nature concerning the 13.37 acre of Katra, Keshav Dev, and for the removal of the disputed structure have been filed”.
