The Allahabad High Court  dismissed the Mosque Committee’s plea against the trial court’s November 19 order, which had directed an Advocate Commissioner to survey the mosque in a case alleging that the mosque was built after destroying a temple. The Allahabad High Court delivered its verdict in a civil revision petition in the ongoing dispute between the Jama Masjid and the Harihar Mandir in Sambhal district.

Additionally, the bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal upheld the trial court’s order for a survey and stated that the Hindu plaintiffs are prima facie not barred. The court has found no issues with the Trial Court order.

Notably, the Sambhal mosque management committee had filed a civil revision petition seeking a stay on the ongoing trial court proceedings in an original suit pending before the district court in Sambhal.

It is to be noted that in November 2024, the top court had stayed the trial court proceedings in the case, directing it to not to hear the matter until the petition filed by the mosque committee against the survey order is listed in the Allahabad High Court.

Meanwhile, speaking on Allahabad High Court’s verdict to ANI, advocate Hari Shankar Jain said, “The court rejected ​​the Muslim side’s plea and said that the survey was correct. Whatever survey was done, it will be read out and made part of the record. If they (Muslim side) go to the Supreme Court, we are ready to welcome them.”