PRAYAGRAJ, July 19 -- The Allahabad high court on Friday allowed an application moved by the plaintiff in suit number 17 to sue in a representative capacity on behalf of and for the benefit of devotees of Lord Krishna who may be interested in the suit in connection with the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah mosque dispute at Mathura.

The application was filed under Order 1 Rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Code in Original Suit no. 17 of 2023 (Bhagwan Shri Krishna Virajman And 4 Others vs Anjuman Islamia Committee Of Shahi Masjid Idgah And 7 Others).

Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra adjourned till August 22 the hearing in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah title dispute at Mathura.

A notice under Order 1 Rule 8 (1)(a) CPC will be issued...