Sambhal: The Allahabad High Court on Monday rejected the Sambhal Mosque Committee’s plea challenging trial court’s order to conduct survey of the mosque. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal heard the Mosque Committee’s plea.
In November last year, the trial court directed Advocate Commissioner to survey the Mughal-era mosque, Shahi Jama Masjid.
The Allahabad HC’s bench said that Hindu Plaintiffs are prima facie not barred, reported Live Law. Notably, a suit was filed by eight plaintiffs, including Mahant Rishiraj Giri. They claimed that the Sambhal Mosque was built in 1526 after demolishing a Hindu temple.
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain representing the plaintiffs, told PTI, “The order of Allahabad High Court is very crucial for those who questioned how the court appointed survey commissioner on November 19 and November 24 as a party, and ordered a survey without listening the survey committee. This a breach of law, and questions were raised over the court and the concerned parties.”
