Hari Shankar Jain
Hari Shankar Jain is a legal advocate representing the Hindu side in the ongoing legal matters concerning the Sambhal Jama Masjid. He recently requested the Allahabad High Court to refer to the mosque as a 'disputed structure,' reflecting the contentious nature of the site.
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Hari Shankar Jain is one of the petitioners challenging the quota for minority communities in the selection of judges.
PIL challenges minority quota in HC judge selection | India News
India· 2025-09-06
The suit had been filed by lawyer Hari Shankar Jain and others, claiming that the Shahi Idgah mosque was built by Mughal emperor Babur.
Krishna Janmabhoomi row: Allahabad HC says Shahi Eidgah ‘not disputed’; plea dismissed | India NewsIndia· 2025-07-04
Hari Shankar Jain sought scrapping of several provisions of waqf Act, 1995 and recent amendments alleging their use as tools by waqfs to illegally amass immoveable properties across India.
SC to hear today bunch of pleas against provisions of '95 waqf Act | India NewsIndia· 2025-04-16
Counsel for the Hindu side, Hari Shankar Jain, requested the court to refer to the mosque as a 'disputed structure'.
Allahabad HC accepts plea to refer to Sambhal mosque as ‘disputed’ | Lucknow NewsIndia· 2025-03-04
