Mathura Masjid case: Lawsuit seeking Shahi Idgah's removal filed, hearing on July 20

Mathura Masjid Case: Claiming himself to be a disciple of Lord Krishna, a petitioner Gopal Baba had filed the suit in the civil court in September 2021 for the shifting of the Shahi Masjid Idgah, reported PTI.

Mathura: A fast-track court here has fixed July 20 as the next date of hearing in a suit related to the shifting of the Shahi Masjid Idgah from the land of the Katra Keshav Dev temple filed by petitioner Gopal Baba, a disciple of Naga Baba, last year, the petitioner's counsel said. "Owing to a no-work call given by the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, the matter was posted for hearing on July 20," Deepak Sharma, the counsel for the petitioner, said. Claiming himself to be a disciple of Lord Krishna, Gopal Baba had filed the suit in the court of the civil judge (senior division) on September 20, 2021, for the shifting of the Shahi Masjid Idgah, constructed on a part of a 13.37-acre land of the Katra Keshav Dev temple.

Subsequently, the suit was transferred to Additional Civil Judge (fast-track court) Neeraj Gaund on the orders of the Mathura district judge, Sharma said.

The defendants in the suit are the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, the Intezamia Committee, the Shahi Masjid Idgah, and the Sri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan and the Srikrishna Janmabhumi trust.

So far, 11 suits with almost an identical demand (the shifting of the Shahi Masjid Idgah) have been filed in different courts of Mathura. 

Earlier, a slew of petitions was filed in various courts over the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute. As per reports, petitioners have sought restrictions and a halt on namaaz at Mathura’s Shahi Eidgah mosque, which is a disputed establishment situated near the Shri Krishna temple complex in the city.