Mr Singh had also filed an application in the matter, seeking an injunction to prevent Muslims from offering prayers inside the mosque premises, arguing that it would be an insult to Hindu worshippers.
Mr Singh had also filed an application in the matter, seeking an injunction to prevent Muslims from offering prayers inside the mosque premises, arguing that it would be an insult to Hindu worshippers.
A fast-track civil court in Varanasi on Friday continued hearing an application seeking permission to offer prayers inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, at least until the main civil dispute. Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple The matter has been decided.
The fast-track court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) Mahendra Kumar Pandey on Friday heard the arguments of Jitendra Singh Visen, legally representing applicant Kiran Singh, who had filed the application as the next friend of the Hindu deity . After the hearing, the court adjourned the hearing of the case till July 14.
Mr Singh is also the head of the Vishwa Vaidik Sanatan Sangh (VVSS), and is legally representing Rakhi Singh, one of the five original plaintiffs in a civil dispute over the land on which the mosque stands today.
In his application, Mr. Singh has argued that at present the Chief Civil Dispute is being heard by the concerned District Judge as directed by the Supreme Court and the proceedings may take a long time to conclude. In the meantime, he said that the right of worship of Hindus should not be withheld and hence sought permission to offer prayers inside the premises till the civil dispute is decided.
Mr Singh had also filed an application in the matter, seeking an injunction to prevent Muslims from offering prayers inside the mosque premises, arguing that it would be an insult to them. Hindu worshipers,
Last month, Mr Singh had an altercation with advocate Hari Shankar Jain, who is representing four of the five female litigants in the civil suit, and tried to go his own way and use the legal team of his organization VVSS. decided to present his arguments. Rakhi Singh, his niece and on behalf of the fifth plaintiff.
The next hearing in the civil suit will be on July 12.