India, May 19 -- The Allahabad high court on Monday upheld the survey order of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal issued by the trial court.

Rejecting the revision petition filed by the mosque committee against the survey order, the court said that it found no issues with the trial court order. The committee was seeking a stay on the ongoing trial court proceedings in an original suit pending before the district court in Sambhal.

Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal had previously reserved its order on the matter after hearing counsel for the Masjid committee and plaintiff Hari Shanker Jain suit and the counsel for the Archeological Survey of India.

The Committee of Management, Shahi Jama Masjid, had moved the high court challenging the suit and the...