The original suit was filed in the Varanasi district court in 1991
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court is hearing the petition of the Gyanvapi Masjid management against the survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
The apex court is hearing the matter and in a significant development, a Varanasi court on Monday directed the district administration there to seal the survey site inside the premises where the survey team allegedly found the ‘Shivling’. Is.
A local court in Varanasi had on May 12 dismissed a plea to replace the advocate commissioner appointed to conduct a videography survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex and ordered completion of the work by May 17.
Here are the live updates on the Gyanvapi Masjid case:
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The Supreme Court said, “DM Varanasi will ensure that the area where the Shivling has been found is protected, without barring Muslims from using the mosque for worship.”
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The petitioner in the Supreme Court said, “We need to stay all orders. (Including the order through which the survey was ordered).”
The court has given two days to the new commissioner to submit the Gyanvapi survey.
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The petitioner said, “In the suit, the applicants said that there was a Shivling somewhere near the pond, this was highly unfair as the proceedings are confidential.”
One of the petitioners said, “This suit talks about changing the religious character which is the mosque at present.”
An official said the commission sought additional time from a local court to submit its report along with the videography survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi, as it is yet to be compiled.
The court had earlier asked the commission to submit the report by Tuesday.
Hindu Sena President, Vishnu Gupta on Tuesday filed an intervention application seeking direction to dismiss the petition filed by the Anjuman Intejamiya Masjid Management Committee, challenging the videographic survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, which houses the famous Kashi in Varanasi. It was adjacent to Vishwanath temple.
The application was mentioned today before a bench headed by advocate Barun Kumar Sinha, appearing for Hindu Sena, for hearing the application along with the main matter.
The bench asked the advocate to be present in the court during the hearing.
#watch during the survey of #Gyanvapi On the day of the Masjid, we found a big ‘Shivling’ inside the ‘Vazukhana’ in the Masjid. Immediately, we made an application to the court to secure this vital evidence. Court ordered sealing of ‘Vazukhana’: Advocate Vishnu Jain, representing Hindu side pic.twitter.com/ZoOJmfTlrf
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) 17 May 2022
Last Friday, the Supreme Court had refused to pass an interim status quo order on the survey. The top court, however, agreed to consider listing the petition of a Muslim side against the survey.
An official said the commission entrusted with the videography survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex will seek additional time from a local court to submit its report on Tuesday as it is not yet ready. The court had earlier asked the commission to submit the report by Tuesday.
The Hindu Sena has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to intervene in the matter of a petition by the Management Committee of Anjuman Intejamiya Masjid, Varanasi seeking a stay on the Gyanvapi Masjid survey.
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday the petition of the Gyanvapi Masjid management against the survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
In a significant development, the apex court will hear the matter and a Varanasi court on Monday directed the district administration there to seal the survey site inside the premises where the survey team has allegedly found the ‘Shivling’.