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Supreme Court Affirms HC DecisionMathura Mosque Dispute

The court upheld the Allahabad High Court's March 5 order allowing amendments to Hindu lawsuits, while deferring the mosque committee's plea and consolidating related cases.

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Overview

  • The Supreme Court ruled that the Allahabad High Court was correct in allowing Hindu litigants to amend their lawsuits and include the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as respondents.
  • The Hindu side claims the Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura was built on the birthplace of Lord Krishna, sparking a complex legal and religious dispute.
  • Over 15 overlapping lawsuits on the same property have been consolidated, with the Supreme Court previously favoring their clubbing for streamlined proceedings.
  • The mosque committee argued that the amendments altered the nature of the original suits and violated the Places of Worship Act, but the Supreme Court deferred its plea and tagged it with other pending cases.
  • The substantive heritage and religious conflict over the site remains unresolved, with procedural matters dominating the current phase of litigation.