Krishna Janmabhoomi: Waqf Act not applicable to Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute, says Hindu side

Countering the argument Muslim side in the Krishna Janmbhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute at Mathura in the Allahabad High Court, the Hindu side on Tuesday said the provisions of Waqf Act will not apply as the property in dispute is not a waqf property. It said the suit is maintainable and its non-maintainability can only be decided … Read more

SC to hear on April 1 Gyanvapi committee’s plea against allowing puja in cellar

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 1 a Gyanvapi mosque management committee’s plea against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower court’s order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear … Read more

Allahabad HC expunges district court judge’s ‘philosopher king’ remark on Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court has expunged remarks made by a lower court judge in a ruling where he had said that CM Yogi Adityanath was a fitting example of the concept propounded by Greek philosopher Plato which says when a religious person occupies a position of power, it leads to “good results” as a … Read more

Muslim side objects to plea seeking worship at ‘Krishna Koop’

Prayagraj: The Muslim side on Wednesday objected to a plea seeking worship at ‘Krishna Koop’ situated on the Shahi Idgah premises in Mathura and asked the Allahabad High Court that no order on the application is required to be passed as the maintainability suit is pending before it. The Muslim side has challenged the maintainability … Read more

HC adjourns hearing in Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah case till Jan 17

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday adjourned till January 17 the hearing on the modalities of a survey of the Shahi Idgah complex located next to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. On December 14, the court allowed a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah and said the modalities of the survey will be … Read more