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Both Courts Will Resume Hearing Today!

The Supreme Court and the local Varanasi court will resume hearings in the Gyanvapi mosque case on Thursday (today).

The case is centered on a petition seeking permission for Hindus to worship in the Gyanvapi mosque complex on the premise that a part of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple was demolished and the mosque built over it back in the 16th century

As per the information, On Tuesday, the Supreme Court asked the Varanasi district magistrate to ensure the area where a ‘shivling’ was found in the complex is protected without restricting the Muslim community’s right to worship. Meanwhile, the Varanasi court granted the survey team appointed by it two more days to submit its report.

The petitioners and local priests sought permission to worship in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex. The Allahabad High Court in 2019 ordered a stay on an ASI survey that was requested by the petitioners.

The current controversy started when five Hindu women sought to routinely worship Shringar Gauri and other idols within the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

Last month, a Varanasi court ordered a videographed survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex after the five Hindu women filed pleas, seeking to worship behind the western wall of the premises.

Earlier this week, lawyers of the Hindu side claimed that a ‘shivling’ had been found in a well in the mosque complex. The Muslim side has denied this claim, and stated that the structure being referred to is a fountain.