India News | Sambhal Temple-mosque Row: Allahabad HC Defers Hearing Till May 5

Prayagraj, Apr 28 (PTI) In a dispute relating to Shahi Jama Masjid and Harihar Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, the Allahabad High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing till May 5 after the Archeological Survey of India sought more time to file its response in the matter.

Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal further granted 48 hours to file a reply to the ASI's affidavit and another week's time to the Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid management committee to file its rejoinder.

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The matter is being heard on a revision petition filed by the committee challenging a Sambhal trial court order that appointed an advocate commissioner to survey the mosque.

The high court previously stayed the trial court proceedings in the case till February 25, 2025.

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Hari Shanker Jain and seven others have filed a suit, claiming the Shahi Jama Masjid mosque was built after demolishing a temple in Sambhal.

In the suit, eight plaintiffs demanded a right to access the mosque.

The present civil revision in the high court was filed after a Supreme Court order challenged the entire proceedings and maintainability of the suit before a Sambhal trial court.

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