Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: Supreme Court refuses to stay Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque survey order | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Allahabad high court‘s order directing the formation of
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Allahabad high court‘s order directing the formation of a commission to conduct a survey of Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura.
According to the high court order, three advocate commissioners will be appointed to conduct the survey.
The high court has fixed December 18 as the next date of hearing for finalising the modalities.
The petition in the high court was filed by the deity (Bhagwan Sri Krishna Virajman) and seven others through advocates Hari Shankar Jain, Vishnu Shankar Jain, Prabhash Pandey and Devki Nandan, claiming that Lord Sri Krishna’s birthplace lies beneath the mosque and that there are many signs which establish that the mosque was once a Hindu temple.
According to advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, in the application, it was submitted that there exists a lotus-shaped pillar which is characteristic of Hindu temples and an image of ‘Sheshnaag’, one of the Hindu deities who protected Lord Krishna on the night of his birth, is also present there.
It was also submitted that at the base of the pillar of the mosque, Hindu religious symbols and engravings were also visible. The applicant had requested that the commission may be appointed with specific directions to submit its report after conducting a survey within some stipulated time period. A further direction was sought for photography and videography of the entire proceedings.
According to the high court order, three advocate commissioners will be appointed to conduct the survey.
The high court has fixed December 18 as the next date of hearing for finalising the modalities.
The petition in the high court was filed by the deity (Bhagwan Sri Krishna Virajman) and seven others through advocates Hari Shankar Jain, Vishnu Shankar Jain, Prabhash Pandey and Devki Nandan, claiming that Lord Sri Krishna’s birthplace lies beneath the mosque and that there are many signs which establish that the mosque was once a Hindu temple.
According to advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, in the application, it was submitted that there exists a lotus-shaped pillar which is characteristic of Hindu temples and an image of ‘Sheshnaag’, one of the Hindu deities who protected Lord Krishna on the night of his birth, is also present there.
It was also submitted that at the base of the pillar of the mosque, Hindu religious symbols and engravings were also visible. The applicant had requested that the commission may be appointed with specific directions to submit its report after conducting a survey within some stipulated time period. A further direction was sought for photography and videography of the entire proceedings.
