Allahabad HC asks Centre, ASI to file counter-affidavit in 'Tejo Mahalaya' dispute
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India to file a counter-affidavit regarding a petition that claims a Hindu temple exists within the Taj Mahal premises. The petitioners are challenging lower court orders that previously denied their request for an advocate commissioner to survey the site.
The Allahabad High Court on Monday (July 6, 2026) asked the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file a counter-affidavit on a writ petition seeking a declaration that the Agreshwar Mahadev Nagnatheswar Virajman Tejo Mahalaya temple is present inside the Taj Mahal premises.
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