PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 26 -- The Allahabad high court on Tuesday fixed February 27 as the next date of hearing in an application moved by the mosque management committee Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid, seeking permission for its whitewash and cleaning.

The order was passed by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal on an application moved by the mosque management committee and another.

"The lawyers are abstaining from work today. Hari Shankar Jain, the lawyer for the Hindu side, appears in person through video-conferencing. Sanjai Kumar Singh, the additional chief standing counsel, is present for the state government (respondent no- 13). For the rest of the respondents, no one is present," the court observed.

"It has been informed by senior advocate SFA Na...