Prayagraj, Nov 18 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition by tenants of shops in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple complex challenging their eviction proceedings in the trial court.

Justice Rohit Ranjan Agrawal on Monday also directed the trial court to complete the pending eviction proceedings against the shopkeepers within two months.

The shopkeepers had moved the high court after the Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan, which manages the temple in Mathura, filed eviction suits against three shops after their 11-month licence period expired and the tenants refused to vacate the premises.

The shopkeepers argued that the Sansthan is not a public religious or charitable trust and that the Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 19

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