The Supreme Court of India is going to hear a case on January 15th about a temple and mosque dispute in Mathura Uttar Pradesh. The mosque group is asking the court to look at a decision made by a lower court last August. That court said it would hear 15 different cases about the land where both a temple and a mosque are located. The main question is about the religious nature of the mosque.
The mosque group called the Committee of Management, Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah, is unhappy with the lower court’s ruling. They think the cases about the temple-mosque dispute shouldn’t be allowed to continue. But the court decided they can go on. So now the fight about the mosque and the temple is still happening. This conflict is about the land where the mosque sits and if it is also the site of the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple.
The Supreme Court hearing means this case is very important. They will look at the history and religious meaning of the place where the mosque is. This involves figuring out who owns the land and how the land is used for religious things. What happens on January 15th will be key because it will show if the Supreme Court will take up the mosque group’s appeal and look further into the case.