“Laxman Teela Worship Rights Case: Win for Hindus as Lucknow court rejects revision plea filed by Islamists”, Organiser, February 28, 2024:

“The court of the Additional District Judge in Lucknow has dismissed a revision plea challenging a lower court order that rejected objections to a civil suit seeking the right of worship at Laxman Teele Wali Masjid. The civil suit, filed by the Hindu side, asserts the presence of the Shesh Nagesh Teeleshwar Mahadev temple in close proximity to Teele Wali Masjid.

In a recent order, Additional District Judge Narendra Kumar stated that the civil suit cannot be summarily dismissed without recording evidence, emphasizing that objections from the Muslim side alone are insufficient grounds for dismissal. The judge noted that there was no illegality in the Civil Judge’s order from September 6, 2023, allowing the suit to proceed based on its merit.

The order sets the stage for the disposal of the civil suit on its merits to determine whether the plaintiffs have an uninterrupted right to worship at Laxman Teela. The plaintiff, Nripendra Pandey, and others filed the suit, claiming that during the rule of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Laxman Teela was damaged, and a mosque, Teele Wali Masjid, was constructed at the site…..”

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