Bharat Express

gyanvapi mosque

The Hindu side claims the original Jyotirlinga lies beneath the dome of the alleged mosque in the Gyanvapi complex. They want the ASI to excavate the site

The Supreme Court, on Monday, declined to halt Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.

The Supreme Court will be hearing the plea of the Gyanvapi mosque committee challenging Allahabad High Court ruling on the viability of lawsuits aiming to "restore" a temple.

The Gyanvapi Mosque case has taken a new turn as the Muslim side has approached the Supreme Court after the Allahabad High Court upheld the District Court's order permitting prayers in the cellar within the mosque complex

After thoroughly examining the case records and considering arguments from all parties involved, the court found no grounds to intervene in the district judge's decision.

On January 31, the Varanasi district court granted permission for a priest to conduct prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque.

The court directed to arrange for pooja to be performed by the Hindu side and a poojari to be appointed by the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust.

ASI Gyanvapi Complex Survey Report Handed to Plaintiffs; Hindu Lawyers Disclose Findings in Press Conference. Report Reveals Temple Traces, Suggests 17th Century Demolition.

The survey's stay was prolonged when the mosque committee filed a motion with the top court on July 25.

The Muslim side objected to the Archaeological Survey of India's request for further time to finish the current scientific examination of the Gyanvapi mosque complex and submit its findings on Monday in the Varanasi district court....