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Allahabad HC allows Hindu puja to continue in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

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Allahabad HC allows Hindu puja to continue in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

The Varanasi court on January 31 had ruled that the Hindu side can offer prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque – the ‘Vyas Tehkhana’. The Allahabad high court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi Mosque committee’s appeal challenging the Varanasi district court’s decision to offer prayers in a cellar in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal of the Allahabad HC pronounced the judgment. “After going through the entire records of the case and after considering arguments of the parties concerned, the court did not find any ground…

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Following Mathura Mosque Survey, Hindu Group Seeks Similar Action for Agra’s Shahi Jama Masjid

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Following Mathura Mosque Survey, Hindu Group Seeks Similar Action for Agra's Shahi Jama Masjid

Hindu group on Friday demanded a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Agra right after the prayers were held, creating a tense situation in the largely Muslim-dominated area. The demand of the groups came after the Allahabad High Court allowed a primary survey of the Shahi Idgah complex adjacent to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. According to police sources, a large group of people who are part of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha distributed sweets near the Jama Masjid, despite the administration’s advice to avoid…

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