The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response from the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that manages the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on a plea for a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the sealed area of the mosque
A district court has rejected the plea of the Hindu side for survey and excavation of the entire Gyanvapi complex.
The CM made this statement addressing the inaugural session of an international seminar on the 'Contribution of Nathpanth in the Creation of a Harmonious Society' at Deendayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University.
Issuing notice to Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas - Acharya Ved Vyas Peeth Temple Varanasi and the Board of Trustees of Shree Kashi Vishwanath Temple, the bench ordered that only the priest appointed by the Vishwanath Temple Trust would perform puja at Vyas Tahkhana.
IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, who led the protest march, passed harsh remarks against BJP governments before courting arrest only to be released immediately.
The court, in its order, said till the next hearing on February 6, puja would continue in Vyasji located in the basement of Gyanvapi.
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath Temple case, said that once they get a copy of the report of the Archaeological Survey of India, "they will study it."
Earlier the ASI was given time till Novemver 17 by the court of Varanasi District Judge Dr Ajay Krishna Vishwesh. The district court on Saturday gave 10 days time more after hearing the plea of the ASI.
During the survey, the ASI collected more than 250 materials as evidence, which were handed over to the District Magistrate office. The report related to the survey is to be submitted in the district judge's court by November 17. The case will also be heard on this date.
Rejecting the opposition of the Muslim side, the Varanasi District Court, in a significant judgment, has said that the evidence…
