Overview

• The High Court struck down Application A-44 by Mahendra Pratap Singh to replace “Shahi Idgah Mosque” with “disputed structure” across 18 consolidated suits.
• Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra ruled that reclassifying the mosque would prejudge core issues while the dispute remains under adjudication.
• The next hearing in the Mathura case is scheduled for August 2 as parties continue to contest land ownership and worship rights.
• In Sambhal, Civil Judge Aditya Singh recorded Simran Gupta’s plea seeking to seal the Shahi Jama Masjid and bar Islamic prayers until a final verdict.
• Both disputes invoke the Places of Worship Act, 1991, and reflect ongoing tensions over sites alleged to overlay historic Hindu temples.