BREAKING: Supreme Court stays HC order appointing commissioner to inspect Shahi Eidgah Masjid

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court's order appointing a commissioner to inspect the mosque in connection with Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute case.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court order appointing a commissioner to inspect the mosque in connection with the dispute between Mathura and Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid. The dispute revolves around the Hindu community's claim that the Shahi Idgah Masjid was built on the site believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna. The Muslim community, on the other hand, has been using the mosque for prayers for decades.

A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the interim order while issuing notice on a special leave petition filed by the Mosque Committee against a December 14 order of the Allahabad High Court seeking an application for had approved the appointment of a court commissioner. to inspect the mosque.

“The application for a local commissioner is very vague. Can such a request be made? The third aspect is the transfer… We maintain the operation of the impugned order to the extent of the commission's execution,” Justice Khanna said.

The Apex Court added that the issue of transfer of the case would also arise and certain legal questions also arise to be considered in the case. “Issue notice. Tag with transfer issue, list on January 23. The proceedings before the Supreme Court may continue but the commission cannot be conducted until the next date,” the report said Bar and sofa.

However, the court allowed the proceedings to continue in the Supreme Court. The case is now likely to go to trial on January 23. The court noted that questions of law regarding the case need to be answered as an investigation was allowed while questioning the tenability of the case itself.

On December 14, the Supreme Court had approved a plea seeking appointment of a court-monitored advocate-commissioner to probe the disputed Shahi Idgah building next to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.