Prayagraj: The Hindu side in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute told the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday that the deity was not a party to the agreement signed between the two parties in 1968 or the court order passed in 1974.
The counsel for the Hindu side also said that the claimed agreement was made by Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan, which had no authority to enter into such an agreement.
The Hindu side argued that the purpose of the institute was only to manage the day-to-day activities of the temple and it had no right to enter into such an agreement.
The arguments were made during the hearing of a suit seeking "removal" of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura.
The case is being heard by Justice Mayank Kumar Jain on a petition filed by the Muslim side regarding maintainability of the trial.
The debate from the Hindu side will continue on Thursday also.
During the last hearing, lawyer Taslima Aziz Ahmadi, appearing for the Muslim side, had submitted before the court that the case was barred by limitation.
According to Ahmadi, the parties reached an agreement on October 12, 1968. He said the settlement was confirmed in a civil suit decided in 1974.
They had argued that the statute of limitation to challenge an agreement is three years but the suit has been filed in 2020 and thus the present suit is barred by limitation.
During the hearing on Tuesday, the Hindu side said that the provisions of the Waqf Act would not apply as the property in dispute is not Waqf property.
It said the case was maintainable and its non-maintainability could be decided only after leading evidence.
The counsel for the Hindu side also said that the claimed agreement was made by Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan, which had no authority to enter into such an agreement.
The Hindu side argued that the purpose of the institute was only to manage the day-to-day activities of the temple and it had no right to enter into such an agreement.
The arguments were made during the hearing of a suit seeking "removal" of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura.
The case is being heard by Justice Mayank Kumar Jain on a petition filed by the Muslim side regarding maintainability of the trial.
The debate from the Hindu side will continue on Thursday also.
During the last hearing, lawyer Taslima Aziz Ahmadi, appearing for the Muslim side, had submitted before the court that the case was barred by limitation.
According to Ahmadi, the parties reached an agreement on October 12, 1968. He said the settlement was confirmed in a civil suit decided in 1974.
They had argued that the statute of limitation to challenge an agreement is three years but the suit has been filed in 2020 and thus the present suit is barred by limitation.
During the hearing on Tuesday, the Hindu side said that the provisions of the Waqf Act would not apply as the property in dispute is not Waqf property.
It said the case was maintainable and its non-maintainability could be decided only after leading evidence.
