Hyderabad, Feb. 6 -- Baghpat District Court in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, February 5, dismissed a long-standing petition filed by a group of Muslims seeking ownership of a site containing a graveyard and the dargah of Sufi saint Sheikh Badruddin Shah.

Civil Judge Shivam Dwivedi presiding over the court not only rejected the plea but also issued an order instructing the Muslim side to hand over the dargah to Hindus.

The dargah of Sufi saint Badruddin Shah, located in Barnawa village of Baghpat district, has a history of 600 years.

The dispute over the site dates back 53 years when a group of Hindus claimed it as the location of the 'Lakshagriha' mentioned in the Mahabharata, a palace built by Duryodhana to burn the Pandavas to death.

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