Gyanvapi Mosque Row!
On Tuesday, the Varanasi court will be deciding which petition is to be heard first in the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex case transferred to it by the Supreme Court. The court of District Judge AK Vishvesh heard earlier arguments from both the Hindu and Muslim sides.
On Friday, The apex court had transferred the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex case from a civil judge (senior division) to a district judge, saying looking at the "complexities" and "sensitivity" of the issue, it is better if a senior judicial officer having an experience of over 25-30 years handles this case.
According to the statement given by the lawyer said, "After hearing arguments of both sides, the court will on Tuesday give its verdict on which petition is to be heard first," said Madan Mohan Yadav, a lawyer for the Hindu side.
Yadav said they pleaded to make available the commission's report and videography is done by it to present its side on it.
A fresh petition was also moved on Monday by Dr. Kulpati Tiwari, Mahant of Kashi Vishwanath temple, for regular "pujan" (worship) of the Shivling, which he said was found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
As per the information, A mosque management committee spokesperson disputed the claim, telling a television channel that the object was part of a "fountain". He said lawyers representing the mosque committee were not fully heard before the sealing order was announced.
The Hindu side claimed that the Shivling was found close to the ‘wazookhana’ -a small reservoir used by Muslim devotees to perform ritual ablutions before offering the namaz.
On May 16, the lower court had directed the district administration to seal a spot in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex after counsels representing the Hindu petitioners said a Shivling was found Monday during a court-mandated videography survey.
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