Prayagraj, May 13: The Allahabad High Court has reserved the decision on the revision petition filed regarding the Jama Masjid and Harihar temple dispute of Sambhal. This order was given by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal on completion of hearing on the revision petition of Jama Masjid Intezamia Committee on Tuesday.
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 the Jama Masjid located in Kot Purvi of Sambhal was built after demolishing a temple. The plaintiff has demanded 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 High Court had stayed the proceedings of the original case pending before the civil court of Sambhal.
On the review petition of the Jama Masjid Intezamia Committee, the High Court had directed the Indian ASI to file a reply within two weeks. When no affidavit was filed, the court gave further time. This review petition was filed after 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 19 November 2024 and within a few hours the court appointed an advocate commissioner. He was also directed to conduct a preliminary survey in the mosque, which was done on the same day i.e. 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 the Mughal emperor Babur after demolishing the Harihar temple in Sambhal in 1526.
