Prayagraj: In the Krishna Janmabhoomi legal dispute in Mathura, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed an application filed by Hindu side plaintiffs in suit No. 7 seeking the removal of Kaushal Kishore Thakur alias Kaushal Singh Tomar as the “next friend” of the deity, Shri Krishna Lala Virajman.

Dismissing the application, Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra noted that the grounds taken in the application were not sufficient for the removal of “next friend”, which, he said, was a “drastic” action that can only be taken when it is proved that the “next friend” is acting against the interest of the deity.

The seventh suit is one of the 18 civil suits presently pending before the high court pertaining to the Krishna Janmabhoomi title dispute.

In this suit, declaratory relief was sought to

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