Supreme Court Suggests Mutual Benefits in Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Case Suit Consolidation
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New Delhi, Jan 10 (NationPress) The Supreme Court stated on Friday that the Allahabad High Court's ruling to merge all cases concerning the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah conflict in Mathura should be advantageous for both parties involved.
“Why should we intervene in the issue of consolidation of suits? It doesn't make a difference. It is to the benefit of both sides, so multiple proceedings are avoided,” commented a panel comprised of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar while considering a petition from the management committee of the Shahi Masjid Eidgah opposing an order from the Allahabad High Court made in January of the previous year that directed the consolidation of all 15 lawsuits brought by the Hindu faction.
During the hearings, the lawyer representing the mosque management committee argued that not all consolidated suits were similar in nature, suggesting that the contested decision would complicate the trial process.
Expressing preliminary disapproval of these arguments, the CJI Khanna-led Bench postponed the proceedings, scheduling the next hearing for April 2025.
Previously, the mosque management committee had approached the top court against another ruling by the Allahabad High Court that transferred several petitions related to various requests concerning the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute to itself.
The Supreme Court had then stated that it was “difficult” to accept the mosque management committee’s claim that all parties lacked the capacity to travel to the Allahabad High Court.
“It is not acceptable to us that you can come to Delhi but could not go to Allahabad,” the top court remarked.
Initially, multiple lawsuits were filed in various courts within Mathura, all asserting that the Eidgah complex was constructed on land believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna and that a temple had previously existed there.
