The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday reserved its decision on the revision petition filed regarding Sambhal Jama Masjid and Harihar Temple dispute.
The order was given by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal on completion of hearing on the revision petition of Jama Masjid Intezamia Committee. Hari Shankar Jain and seven others have filed a case in the court of Civil Judge Senior Division Sambhal, in which it has been argued that Jama Masjid located in Kot Purvi of Sambhal was built after demolishing a temple.
The plaintiffs have demanded a declaration of the right to enter the Harihar Temple. The civil court, while hearing the case, had directed the ASI to conduct a survey with the Advocate Commissioner and also raised questions on the maintainability of the case.
The court stayed the proceedings of the original case pending before the civil court of Sambhal. On the revision petition of Jama Masjid Intezamia Committee, the High Court had directed the ASI to file a reply within two weeks.
The court gave further time as no affidavit was filed. This revision petition was filed following the order of the Supreme Court, challenging the maintainability of the suit with full proceedings before the civil court of Sambhal.
The petition states that the suit was filed on the afternoon of November 19, 2024, and within a few hours the court appointed an advocate commissioner. It also directed to conduct a preliminary survey in the mosque, which was done on the same day, on November 19 and then on November 24, 2024.
The court had also directed that the survey report be filed by 29 November. On November 19 itself, the civil court accepted the argument of the Hindu side that the mosque was built by Mughal emperor Babar after demolishing the Harihar temple in Sambhal in 1526.
