Mathura: Allahabad High Court stays proceedings in trial court in Shri Krishna birthplace case

Justice Salil Kumar Rai passed the order in a petition filed by UP Sunni Central Waqf Board challenging the judgement and order dated 19 May, 2022 passed by the Mathura District Judge

|Aug 04, 2022, 08:11:50 IST

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings in a case at a trial court which sought permission for devotees of Shri Krishna to allow worship at the god's actual birthplace in Mathura, allegedly in possession of Trust Masjid Idgah.The court also directed respondents to file a counter affidavit by the next date of hearing in the case, which will be fixed by the registrar later.Justice Salil Kumar Rai passed the order in a petition filed by UP Sunni Central Waqf Board challenging the judgement and order dated 19 May, 2022 passed by the Mathura District Judge.Through its 19 May order, the revisional court had directed the trial court to hear the case, and pass an appropriate order in it.Petitioner's plea was that the order was without jurisdiction in as much as the valuation of the revision was more than Rs 25,00,000 and, therefore, the District Judge did not have the pecuniary jurisdiction to hear the revision.The court in its Wednesday hearing said that the petitioner can file its rejoinder within four weeks of filing of the counter-affidavit by the respondents.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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