Krishna Janmabhoomi row: Allahabad HC says Shahi Eidgah ‘not disputed'; plea dismissed
The petition had challenged an earlier order by a civil court in Sambhal that had allowed a survey of the mosque, which Hindus claim was built over a demolished temple.
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