The Atala Masjid committee in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, has approached the Allahabad High Court against the lower court’s order to file a suit claiming it was an ancient Hindu temple.
The order came after a petition was filed by the e-Swaraj Vahini Association claiming that the Atala Masjid was originally the Atala Devi temple. The mosque committee argued before the High Court that the petitioner is registered under the Societies Registration Act, and therefore, not a “juristic person” under law who can engage in legal action of this nature. A juristic person is a legal entity that is treated as a person.
The mosque management argued that the property in question has always been a mosque since its construction in 1398 and that it has never been in the possession of followers of any other religion, nor do they have any title over the same.