BUDAUN: A courtroom listening to a plea of a Hindu outfit, which had sought permission to worship at Jama Masjid Shamsi right here claiming it was a temple, on Tuesday requested the Muslim aspect to finish their arguments by December 10. Arguing his case, the lawyer for Shamsi Shahi Jama Masjid Intezamia Committee and Waqf Board Asrar Ahmed questioned the locus standi of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha to file the petition within the matter.
Urging the courtroom to dismiss the plea, the counsel submitted that the mosque is about 850 years outdated. He said that there’s “no existence of a temple” there and worship by Hindus had by no means been performed within the mosque previously. He argued that the Hindu outfit doesn’t have the authorized proper to change into a plaintiff within the matter. Ahmed additionally mentioned that submitting such a petition within the courtroom violates the Locations of Worship Act, 1991.
Civil Decide (Senior Division) Amit Kumar Singh fastened December 10 as the following date of listening to. The matter began in 2022 when Mukesh Patel, the then convenor of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, had claimed that the Neelkanth Mahadev temple existed on the mosque website. The case has come into the limelight after the violence within the neighbouring Sambhal district throughout a protest in opposition to a court-ordered survey of a mosque which the petitioners claimed was constructed after destroying an outdated temple.
Advocate Ved Prakash Sahu, who represents the Hindu aspect within the Budaun case, on Tuesday accused the Muslim aspect of making an attempt to pull the matter. The courtroom has directed the Muslim aspect to seem within the courtroom on December 10 at 10.30 am for arguments and it has additionally directed that the Muslim aspect must full it on the identical day, after which the petitioner will current its aspect earlier than the courtroom, in keeping with the attorneys.
Sahu claimed, “We’ve enough proof and we’re assured will get permission from the courtroom for worship.” Mukesh Patel claimed that the Neelankant temple within the fort of King Mahipal was demolished by the ruler of the slave dynasty and invader Shamsuddin Iltutmish and transformed into the mosque.
“We’ll get our rights, for which we’ll even go to the Supreme Court docket if now we have to,” Patel mentioned. The mosque is constructed on an elevated space known as Sotha Mohalla and is taken into account the very best construction within the city of Budaun. Additionally it is believed to be the third oldest current and seventh largest mosque within the nation, having a capability of 23,500.
