Manish Yadav had also filed a petition in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court for early disposal of the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Idgah Masjid cases.
The Addl. Advocate General pointed out that restrictions on the sale of meat and liquor only applied to 22 wards and not in other places, which falls under the ambit of reasonable restriction as upheld by the Supreme Court of India in the past.
Mathura is the birth place of Shree Krishna and known as the Krishna Janmabhoomi. Right next to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple is the Mughal era Shahi Eidgah mosque.