In the country's capital New Delhi, the Supreme Court has heard an important legal issue related to the famous Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute of Mathura. The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that a petition related to the crucial issue of who will represent all Krishna devotees may be referred back to the Allahabad High Court. The apex court particularly took note of the fact that the High Court had suddenly accepted one party as the official representative of all the devotees without issuing notice to the other Hindu parties. What did the Supreme Court bench say during the hearing? The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, hearing the case, said in its remarks that the concerned application was originally filed for some other subject matter and notice was not even issued to all the concerned litigants. In view of this procedural flaw, the court has given a clear indication of sending the case back to the High Court for fresh consideration. Along with this, the apex court has fixed September 2 for the next hearing of this high-profile case. During the hearing, the court was also informed by the lawyers that informal talks are going on among various Hindu parties regarding the selection and representation of the main petitioner. Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for some Hindu parties, also requested the top court to send the case back to the High Court to take a fresh and formal decision on this sensitive issue. What is the whole controversy and the order of the High Court? This entire legal battle is being fought in the Supreme Court against the earlier order of the Allahabad High Court, in which a particular Hindu party was considered the sole representative of all Lord Krishna devotees. The High Court, while accepting the application submitted by the plaintiff of Case No. 17 (2023), had declared it as the main representative case of all other pending petitions and had directed that it would be heard first. On the other hand, the aggrieved Hindu party argued in the Supreme Court that when all the civil cases from the local court of Mathura were transferred to the High Court, their own case was being treated as the main case. He alleges that the High Court has made a mistake by ignoring the procedure and considering the other party as the representative of all the devotees. Complete incident of Mathura Eidgah controversy: This entire historical and religious controversy is related to the Shahi Eidgah Mosque and Shri Krishna's birthplace located in Mathura. The Hindu side claims that Mughal ruler Aurangzeb had built this mosque by forcefully demolishing the ancient temple built at the sacred birthplace of Lord Krishna. More than 20 separate civil petitions were filed in the lower court of Mathura regarding this ownership and release claim, which were later transferred to the Allahabad High Court as per the legal process. At present, several petitions are pending in the Supreme Court on behalf of the Mosque Committee and various Hindu parties. This also includes the famous order of 26 May 2023, through which all the cases were transferred from Mathura Court to the High Court. Apart from this, the Supreme Court had earlier on January 16, 2024, stayed the order of the High Court in which approval was given to conduct survey of the Shahi Idgah complex through the Court-Commissioner. Now the eyes of devotees across the country are fixed on the next hearing to be held on September 2.
