Mathura Land Dispute Case: Big Setback For Mosque Committee

The court noted the counsel had been present through video conferencing on several occasions and in person before the court. He had ample opportunity to argue the matter, it said, according to the report. However, keeping in view the principle of transparency, the court accepted the request.

Notably, the Shahi Idgah Intezamia Committee had challenged maintainability of the petitions, including one filed by Bhagwan Shrikrishna Virajman at the Katra Keshav Dev Temple, which claims the mosque is built on 13.37 acres of land that belongs to the temple and sought its removal.

What is the dispute?

• The Hindu side claims the land is the birthplace of the Lord Krishna with some lotus carvings on the mosque, as well as shapes supposedly resembling the ‘sheshnag‘ or the snake demigod in Hindu mythology as evidence. These are proof that the mosque was built over a temple, they argue.