The Supreme Court today stayed a Allahabad High Court order on appointing commissioner to conduct a survey of the 17th century Shahi Idgah Mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura.
The high court – along the lines of that conducted at the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi – gave its nod to the survey by a court-appointed and monitored advocate commissioner.
Hindu outfits have claimed the mosque was built on the birthplace of Lord Krishna and had demanded a survey. The demand was admitted by a local court in December last year but the Muslim side had filed an objection in the High Court.
