New Delhi, Sept 12: The Delhi High Court today adjourned hearing on a petition challenging the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) order opening up of the disputed Bhojshala shrine in Madhya Pradesh for Hindus every Tuesday, saying that let the Madhya Pradesh High Court decide the matter. Justice S K Mahajan, who had on September 1 refused to stay the April 7 order of the asi, adjourned the hearing pending a final decision by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.


The court did not fix any date for further hearing.

Earlier, Centre's counsel Nisha Kant Pandey requested the court to dismiss the petition, filed by five Muslims from Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, on the ground that a similar petition was pending in Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur and entertaining this petition would lead to duplication.

Pandey produced a copy of the Centre's reply filed in madhya pradesh high court as directed by the court which refused to issue notices to the Centre, ASI and the state government.

Petitioners - Qazi Mounuddin, Altaf Mohammad, Kazi Zhirudddin, Rayaz Khan and Anaver of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh had urged the court to quash asi order allowing Hindus to offer prayers at the shrine every Tuesday from sunrise to sunset.

Bureau Report