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After a gap of more than a year, the plea seeking recognition of Mathura's Shahi Idgah Mosque site as Krishna Janam Bhoomi has been restored by the Allahabad High Court. The main plea was dismissed in default by the Court on January 19, 2021, on account of the absence of the petitioner but now the petition has been restored to its original number and will be heard on July 25, 2022.

The division bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Prakash Padia passed the order in this regard. After the dismissal of the main petition last year, the application for restoration was filed immediately by Advocate Mehek Maheshwari, who appears in person in the case. 

In his petition, stressing that Masjid is not an essential part of Islam, Maheshwari has prayed that the Mosque should be razed and that land, allegedly Krishna Janmabhoomi, should be handed over to the Hindus. He has urged the court to declare Sections 2,3, 4 of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 as unconstitutional contending that these provisions violate the doctrine of Hindu law that temple property is never lost even if enjoyed by strangers for years.

Maheshwari has also demanded that a proper trust for Krishna Janmabhoomi Janmasthan should also be formed for building a temple on the said land.

Importantly, till the disposal of the petition as an interim measure, Maheshwari has sought permission for Hindus to worship at the Masjid on certain days of the week and on Janmashtami. A prayer has also been made for Court-monitored GPRS-based excavation by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the disputed structure.

Case Title: Mehek Maheshwari v. Union of India and Ors.