A civil court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid in the Hindu holy town on grounds that it was built over the Krishna Janmabhoomi land. The order was passed by Assistant District Judge Chhaya Sharma. The court declined to entertain the plea, citing the bar on admitting the case under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The civil suit moved by Hindu deity, Lord Shri Krishna Virajman, had sought the removal of encroachments and the mosque.