Gyanvapi ASI Survey Stay | "Matter Of National Importance": Allahabad High Court Seeks ASI DG's Personal Affidavit By Oct 18
2 years, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi ASI Survey Stay | "Matter Of National Importance": Allahabad High Court Seeks ASI DG's Personal Affidavit By Oct 18

Live Law  

In the ongoing hearing before the Allahabad High Court in connection with the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute, the High Court today asked the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi to file a personal affidavit by October 18 on the issue regarding the ASI survey ordered by the Varanasi Court. Our readers may not that the High Court had sought affidavits had been sought from the central government and the state government last year as it stayed proceedings in the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir-Gyanvapi Masjid effectively suspending a controversial order of the Varanasi Court that had ordered an archaeological survey of the premises to determine whether a Hindu temple was partially razed to build the Gyanvapi mosque in the 17th century. The Anjuman Intezamiya Masajid Varanasi has also challenged the proceeding before the Varanasi court in which an ASI survey had been ordered last year, the High Court stayed that very order last year in September. In related news, the Varanasi Court earlier this month dismissed the Anjuman Islamia Masjid committee's plea challenging the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi Mosque compound.

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Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey
6 days, 20 hours ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today adjourned two pleas seeking similar reliefs to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake further surveys at Gyanvapi Mosque premises in view of the Supreme Court's Dec 12 interim order restraining courts from passing any effective interim or final orders, including orders for a survey. While the first petition filed by Rakhi Singh requests …

ASI To Submit Survey Report In Supreme Court On Religious Structures In Mehrauli Archeological Park
1 week, 4 days ago

ASI To Submit Survey Report In Supreme Court On Religious Structures In Mehrauli Archeological Park

Live Law  

The Archeological Survey of India today informed the Supreme Court that it would file within a week, the survey report of the religious structures inside the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, in plea seeking their protection. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a challenge against the Delhi High Court's order, which refused to pass. …

SC restrains courts across India from passing orders in any suit or plea seeking survey of mosques
1 week, 6 days ago

SC restrains courts across India from passing orders in any suit or plea seeking survey of mosques

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the lower courts across the country not to entertain or issue orders in cases seeking relief including the survey of religious places under the Places of Worship Act 1991. "As the matter is sub-judice before this Court, we deem it appropriate to direct that while suits may be filed, no suits would …

Beyond Gyanvapi, Mathura & Sambhal : A Look At Cases Pending Against Masjids/Dargahs
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Beyond Gyanvapi, Mathura & Sambhal : A Look At Cases Pending Against Masjids/Dargahs

Live Law  

Legal disputes over religious places of worship deepen communal polarization, as shown by the recent survey order against a 16th-century mosque in Sambhal, which triggered violence killing four persons.Even so, almost a dozen of such cases are pending before different courts in India, disputing the character of religious places, despite the protection offered by the Places of Worship. In a …

Wazukhana inside Gyanvapi mosque: Allahabad HC adjourns hearing of plea seeking ASI survey
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Wazukhana inside Gyanvapi mosque: Allahabad HC adjourns hearing of plea seeking ASI survey

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court on Monday adjourned till December 10, hearing of a petition challenging the Varanasi district judge’s order whereby he had refused to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake a survey of the “wazukhana ” area except for the structure which the Hindu side calls a Shivalinga and the Muslims describe as a fountain, inside the …

SC to decide on maintainability of Gyanvapi case under 1991 act
1 month ago

SC to decide on maintainability of Gyanvapi case under 1991 act

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted the necessity of determining the legal maintainability of a suit — in light of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 — filed by a group of Hindu women seeking the right to worship Hindu deities within the Gyanvapi mosque complex, even as it expressed reservations about transferring the trial of all related suits from …

Supreme Court Seeks Gyanvapi Mosque Committee's Response On Plea For ASI Survey Of Sealed Area
1 month ago

Supreme Court Seeks Gyanvapi Mosque Committee's Response On Plea For ASI Survey Of Sealed Area

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee to an application filed by Hindu worshippers for an ASI survey of the sealed area of the mosque.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice to the Committee of Management, Anjuman Intezemia Masajid sought the response of the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee to an …

BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice to Muslim side in Gyanvapi case, seeks reply within two weeks
1 month ago

BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice to Muslim side in Gyanvapi case, seeks reply within two weeks

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Muslim side on the petition demanding an Archaeological Survey of India survey of the alleged Shivling in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. After hearing this, the apex court has issued a notice to the Muslim side and sought a reply within two weeks. A bench …

Gyanvapi wazukhana survey: Allahabad HC asks petitioner to file affidavit
3 months ago

Gyanvapi wazukhana survey: Allahabad HC asks petitioner to file affidavit

Hindustan Times  

In a matter seeking ASI survey of ‘wazukhana’ area except the Shivalinga inside the Gyanvapi mosque, the Allahabad high court on Tuesday directed the petitioner’s counsel to file a supplementary affidavit bringing on record the application moved by one of the plaintiffs Laxmi Devi earlier for the scientific investigation/survey of the protected area, which was decided by the apex court …

Plea for additional ASI survey of Gyanvapi: Next hearing on Sept 23
3 months ago

Plea for additional ASI survey of Gyanvapi: Next hearing on Sept 23

Hindustan Times  

A Varanasi court on Wednesday fixed September 23 for the next hearing on the plea which seeks an additional survey of the Gyanvapi mosque by the Archaeological Survey of India. An Aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque, left, and Kashiviswanath temple on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi The fast track court of the civil judge, Yughul Shambhu passed …

ASI report links MP’s Bhojshala with temple
5 months, 1 week ago

ASI report links MP’s Bhojshala with temple

Hindustan Times  

The Archaeological Survey of India told the Madhya Pradesh high court that the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula masjid in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district was built from the remains of earlier temples and the existing mosque at the site came up centuries later, adding the disputed structure to a string of similar conflicts roiling India for decades. “Based on scientific investigations, survey …

Krishna Janmabhoomi: Allahabad HC seeks ASI response in suit seeking survey of Agra Jama Masjid
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi: Allahabad HC seeks ASI response in suit seeking survey of Agra Jama Masjid

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Archaeological Survey of India to file its reply in a suit seeking a survey of Jama Masjid in Agra while claiming that the remains of Thakur Keshav Dev's idol in Krishna Janmabhoomi were buried in the mosque. The plaintiffs sought a survey by the ASI claiming that Mughal king Aurangzeb had demolished the …

MP: ASI Seeks Extension for Bhojshala Complex Survey Report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

MP: ASI Seeks Extension for Bhojshala Complex Survey Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The Archaeological Survey of India has filed a plea in the Madhya Pradesh high court seeking four weeks’ time to submit its survey report on 13th century monument in Dhar district in the state, currently caught in the controversy in the wake of Hindus and Muslims laying claims over it as their respective place of worship. The ASI which …

SC to hear on Apr 1 Gyanvapi committee's plea against allowing puja in cellar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear on Apr 1 Gyanvapi committee's plea against allowing puja in cellar

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 1 a Gyanvapi mosque management committee's plea against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower court's order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque. The high court had dismissed the committee's plea in which it had challenged the district court's January 31 order allowing Hindus …

HC directs ASI to hold survey of disputed temple-mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh
9 months, 2 weeks ago

HC directs ASI to hold survey of disputed temple-mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a scientific survey of the centuries old Bhojshala Temple-cum-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district of western MP. While the ASI protected complex has long been considered by Hindus as the 11th century Bhojshala Saraswati Temple, Muslims claim it to be …

SC to hear Gyanvapi mosque committee’s plea against Allahabad HC order
9 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear Gyanvapi mosque committee’s plea against Allahabad HC order

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday agreed to hear the Gyanvapi mosque committee's plea against the Allahabad HC order which held that the suit for restoration of the temple is maintainable. The plea in the top court was filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, the committee that manages the affairs of the Gyanvapi mosque. On December 19 last year, …

Gyanvapi Case: Muslim Side Moves SC Challenging Allahabad HC's Order Allowing Suit Seeking Temple Restoration
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Case: Muslim Side Moves SC Challenging Allahabad HC's Order Allowing Suit Seeking Temple Restoration

News 18  

The Muslim side on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court’s last year order turning down five suits filed by the mosque committee and Sunni Waqf Board in the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title dispute case. The Gyanvapi Mosque committee challenged the high court’s December 19, 2023 order setting a six-month deadline for completion of proceedings in the …

Gyanvapi: Allahabad HC dismisses Muslim side's plea against Puja in Vyas Ka Tehkhana
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi: Allahabad HC dismisses Muslim side's plea against Puja in Vyas Ka Tehkhana

Op India  

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the Muslim side challenging the district court’s order that had allowed Hindus to offer Puja and prayers at the Vyas ka Tehkhana inside the Gyanvapi complex. #BREAKING Allahabad High Court today dismissed Muslim party plea challenging order permitting Hindu parties to offer prayers and puja in the southern cellar.#Gyanvapi #AllahabadHighCourt …

Gyanvapi case : Allahabad High Court dismisses plea, Puja to continue in Gyanvapi’s cellar
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case : Allahabad High Court dismisses plea, Puja to continue in Gyanvapi’s cellar

The Hindu  

Puja will continue in the southern cellar of the Varanasi-based Gyanvapi mosque as the Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the plea filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging a district court’s order to allow prayers. The Varanasi district court on January 31 allowed prayers inside the ‘Vyas Ka Tehkhana’ area of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, adjoining the Kashi …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Allahabad HC's Verdict Today On Plea Against Allowing Hindus To Pray In Vyas Tehkhana
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Allahabad HC's Verdict Today On Plea Against Allowing Hindus To Pray In Vyas Tehkhana

News 18  

The Allahabad High Court is set to deliver its verdict today in the Gyanvapi Mosque committee’s appeal challenging the Varanasi district judge’s order allowing ‘Puja’ inside the ‘Vyas ka Tehkhana’. The court’s order followed a petition filed by Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas against the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi mosque. On February 2, the Allahabad High Court …

Hindu prayers to continue in Gyanvapi cellar, court setback for Muslim side
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Hindu prayers to continue in Gyanvapi cellar, court setback for Muslim side

India Today  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging an order that allowed Hindus to offer puja in the southern cellar inside the Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi. A single bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Aggarwal heard the plea filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, challenging a Varanasi court order that permitted Hindus to worship in the 'Vyas Ji …

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad High Court rejects Muslim side's pleas, Hindu prayers to continue in cellar
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad High Court rejects Muslim side's pleas, Hindu prayers to continue in cellar

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute. The court dismissed appeals made by the mosque's management committee challenging the Varanasi district judge's orders concerning the mosque's "Vyas Tehkhana" or southern cellar. Key points Dismissal of appeals: The high court rejected appeals brought forth by the …

Allahabad HC Reserves Judgment On Gyanvapi Mosque Committee's Plea Against Varanasi Court's Order Allowing 'Puja' In 'Vyas Tehkhana'
10 months, 1 week ago

Allahabad HC Reserves Judgment On Gyanvapi Mosque Committee's Plea Against Varanasi Court's Order Allowing 'Puja' In 'Vyas Tehkhana'

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today reserved its Judgment in the Gyanvapi Mosque committee's appeal challenging the Varanasi Court's January 31 order allowing 'Puja' In 'Vyas Tehkhana'. The appeal before the HC was filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee on February 1, soon after the Supreme Court refused to urgently hear the Mosque Committee's plea against the order allowing puja …

Gyanvapi | 'District Judge Allowed 'Puja' In 'Vyas Tehkhana' Under Hindu Plaintiff's Influence': Mosque Committee Submits In High Court
10 months, 1 week ago

Gyanvapi | 'District Judge Allowed 'Puja' In 'Vyas Tehkhana' Under Hindu Plaintiff's Influence': Mosque Committee Submits In High Court

Live Law  

The Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee today argued before the Allahabad High Court that Varanasi District Judge's 31st January order permitting Hindu parties to perform puja in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque was passed under the influence of the Hindu plaintiff as no cogent reasons were specified in the order. The Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee today argued before the …

Fresh plea seeks ASI survey of entire Gyanvapi premises
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fresh plea seeks ASI survey of entire Gyanvapi premises

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Advocate Vijay Shankar Rastogi, the next friend of Swayambhu Adi Vishweshwara, has moved a fresh plea before the fast track court seeking an ASI survey of the entire Gyanvapi mosque area, including ablution water tank and closed cellars under three domes in compliance with the Allahabad High Court order. The fast track court of civil judge Prashant Kumar Singh …

Varanasi court to hear plea for ASI survey of all cellars in Gyanvapi mosque
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Varanasi court to hear plea for ASI survey of all cellars in Gyanvapi mosque

The Hindu  

The Varanasi district court on Tuesday fixed February 15 to hear an application seeking a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India in the remaining cellars inside the Gyanvapi mosque. The petitioner, Rakhi Singh, is also one of the main petitioners in the Shringar Gauri case, which led to the survey of the mosque complex by the ASI last year. …

Fresh application in court for ASI survey of all the remaining cellars in Gyanvapi mosque
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fresh application in court for ASI survey of all the remaining cellars in Gyanvapi mosque

The Hindu  

Days after a district court allowed puja inside one of the cellars of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, a Hindu plaintiff on Monday moved a fresh application before the court, seeking that directions be given to the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a thorough survey of the remaining cellars inside the disputed structure. 1 in the pending Shringar Gauri …

How the night-long drama around Gyanvapi and Supreme Court unfolded
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How the night-long drama around Gyanvapi and Supreme Court unfolded

India Today  

A day after the Varanasi district court ruled that a priest could perform prayers before the idols in a cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid, religious ceremonies were performed in the mosque's premises on Thursday afternoon. VARANASI OFFICIALS' MEETING AFTER GYANVAPI ORDER The night unfurled with gripping intensity: authorities engaged in urgent meetings, the site buzzed with a palpable police presence, …

Hindu priest offers prayers at cellar of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Hindu priest offers prayers at cellar of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

The Hindu  

A priest designated by the Kashi Vishwanath temple performed prayers at a cellar known as ‘Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana’ inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Thursday after a district court ordered the local administration to unseal the premises which was sealed in 1993 on the orders of the then Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh government. Editorial | Legitimising revanchism: On …

VHP reacts to Varanasi court's Gyanvapi order; Uma Bharti suggests 'final solution'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

VHP reacts to Varanasi court's Gyanvapi order; Uma Bharti suggests 'final solution'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to a Varanasi court's order on the Gyanvapi mosque, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday demanded that temples should be built in Kashi and Mathura at the "original places". Varanasi's district court today granted the permission to the family of a priest to worship Hindu Gods in the Gyanvapi mosque's cellar. VHP working president Alok Kumar said: …

Hindu side files new Supreme Court plea on Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Hindu side files new Supreme Court plea on Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

Hindustan Times  

Four Hindu women moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking the excavation and scientific survey of a sealed section of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, four days after an Archaeological Survey of India report concluded that a large Hindu temple existed before the construction of the mosque in a boost for the Hindu petitioners in the decades-old case. READ | …

Supreme Court extends stay on survey of Idgah complex in Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court extends stay on survey of Idgah complex in Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple case

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court issued an order on Monday, extending the interim stay on the Allahabad High Court's decision to conduct a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque complex adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The stay was initially put in place on January 16, halting the operation of the December 14, 2023, order …

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey
10 months, 4 weeks ago

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday demanded the Muslim community to hand over the Gyanvapi community to the Hindu community by claiming that the ASI report has "reconfirmed" that the mosque in Varanasi was constructed after "demolishing a temple" at the site. In a statement issued on Saturday, VHP's international working president, Alok Kumar, said that the evidence …

Gyanvapi mosque panel reacts to ASI's 'pre-existing temple' finding, says 'not final word'
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi mosque panel reacts to ASI's 'pre-existing temple' finding, says 'not final word'

Hindustan Times  

Varanasi: The Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee, which manages Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque situated adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, has reacted to the ASI survey report, saying the document is not a court judgment or “the final word”. The Archaeological Survey of India said in its report that the mosque had been built on the remains of a large Hindu temple. …

Gyanvapi case: Lawyer says ASI survey found remnants of Hindu temple in Varanasi mosque
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case: Lawyer says ASI survey found remnants of Hindu temple in Varanasi mosque

Hindustan Times  

Varanasi: Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, who is representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi Masjid-Kashi Vishwanath temple case, on Thursday claimed the Archaeological Survey of India has found remnants of a large Hindu temple inside the Varanasi mosque. Citing the 839-page ASI survey report, he said the mosque – which stands adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir – was built …

Gyanvapi case: Grand Hindu temple existed before mosque, Hindu side lawyer quotes ASI survey
11 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Grand Hindu temple existed before mosque, Hindu side lawyer quotes ASI survey

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: A grand Hindu temple existed prior to the construction of the existing structure in the Gyanvapi complex, the Archaeological Survey of India has mentioned in its survey report, informed Hindu Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain. "Based on scientific studies/survey carried out study of architectural remains, exposed features and artefacts inscriptions, art and sculptures, it can be said that there …

Gyanvapi dispute: Hindu, Muslim sides to get copy of ASI report
11 months ago

Gyanvapi dispute: Hindu, Muslim sides to get copy of ASI report

Hindustan Times  

Both the Hindu and Muslim petitioners in the Gyanvapi case will receive certified copies of an archaeological survey report of the 15th century mosque complex, a Varanasi district court ordered on Wednesday, potentially opening a new chapter in the decades-old dispute. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The exercise, conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India between August 4 and early November …

ASI report on Gyanvapi to be given to both sides, not to be made public: Court
11 months ago

ASI report on Gyanvapi to be given to both sides, not to be made public: Court

Live Mint  

A Varanasi court on Wednesday ruled that the ASI report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex survey will be given to both sides while making it clear that the report should not be made public, the counsel for the Hindu litigants said. Yadav said the ASI submitted its survey report in the Fast Track Court of Justice Prashant Singh after which …

Varanasi court directs ASI to make public its report on Gyanvapi mosque
11 months ago

Varanasi court directs ASI to make public its report on Gyanvapi mosque

The Hindu  

The Varanasi district court on January 24 ordered that the report of the scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque, conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India, be made public to allow all petitioners, both Hindus and Muslims, access to the same. The agency has made this request to get breathing time to file the report in the 1991 suit pertaining to …

Allahabad HC judge recuses in Gyanvapi Mosque case amidst 'wazukhana' survey dispute
11 months ago

Allahabad HC judge recuses in Gyanvapi Mosque case amidst 'wazukhana' survey dispute

India TV News  

In a significant development in the Gyanvapi mosque case, Allahabad High Court judge Justice Manish Kumar Nigam withdrew from hearing a plea challenging the Varanasi district court's decision regarding the Archaeological Survey of India survey scope within the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Revision petition by Rakhi Singh, plaintiff in Shringar Gauri worshipping suit Rakhi Singh, one of the plaintiffs in the …

Gyanvapi case: Hindu, Muslim sides to get access to ASI's survey report, rules Varanasi court
11 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Hindu, Muslim sides to get access to ASI's survey report, rules Varanasi court

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: A Varanasi Court, which is hearing the matter on Gyanvapi complex survey, on Wednesday asked ASI to provide a copy of its report to both Hindu and Muslim sides. District Judge AK Vishvesh said both the Hindu and Muslim parties shall give an affidavit to keep the report with them and not make it public, said Madan Mohan …

Gyanvapi mosque case: HC judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court's order on 'wazukhana' survey
11 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque case: HC judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court's order on 'wazukhana' survey

New Indian Express  

PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Manish Kumar Nigam on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Varanasi district court's refusal to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake a survey of the 'wazukhana' area except the 'Shivling' inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The revision petition was filed by Rakhi Singh, who is one of the plaintiffs …

ASI survey report on Gyanvapi to be given to both sides, not to be made public: Varanasi court
11 months ago

ASI survey report on Gyanvapi to be given to both sides, not to be made public: Varanasi court

New Indian Express  

VARANASI: A Varanasi court on Wednesday ruled that the ASI report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex survey will be given to both sides while making it clear that the report should not be made public, the counsel for the Hindu litigants said. Yadav said the ASI submitted its survey report in the Fast Track Court of Justice Prashant Singh after …

Supreme Court hits pause on survey at Shahi Eidgah mosque
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court hits pause on survey at Shahi Eidgah mosque

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday put in abeyance a survey of the Shahi Eidgah mosque abutting the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura by an advocate-commissioner, observing that the plea made by the Hindu side for the survey was “very vague” and that some important legal issues also arise in the matter. We will examine it.” On December 14, the Allahabad …

Allahabad High Court Consolidates 15 Suits Concerning Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute In 'Interest Of Justice'
11 months, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Consolidates 15 Suits Concerning Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute In 'Interest Of Justice'

Live Law  

On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court directed to consolidate 15 suits related to Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute. The order was passed 'in the interest of justice' on an application filed by the Hindu plaintiffs under Order IV-A of the Civil Procedure Code.All these suits contain a common prayer seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque from …

Shahi Idgah Row: Allahabad HC Hears Both Parties, to Pronounce Order on Modalities of Survey Later
11 months, 1 week ago

Shahi Idgah Row: Allahabad HC Hears Both Parties, to Pronounce Order on Modalities of Survey Later

News 18  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday heard submissions of both parties in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute and said it will pronounce the order on the modalities of a survey of the mosque complex later. On December 14, the court had allowed a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah adjoining the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura and said the modalities …

Gyanvapi survey: ASI urges Varanasi court not to make report public for 4 more weeks, hearing likely today
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi survey: ASI urges Varanasi court not to make report public for 4 more weeks, hearing likely today

India TV News  

The Archaeological Survey of India on Wednesday appealed to a Varanasi court not to disclose the survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex for at least four more weeks. On December 19, the Allahabad High Court had dismissed multiple pleas from Muslim sides challenging the suit's maintainability, which sought the restoration of the temple beneath the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. …

ASI Urges Varanasi Court To Postpone Disclosure Of Its Sealed Cover Gyanvapi Survey Report For 4 Weeks
11 months, 3 weeks ago

ASI Urges Varanasi Court To Postpone Disclosure Of Its Sealed Cover Gyanvapi Survey Report For 4 Weeks

Live Law  

The Archaeological Survey of India has urged the Varanasi District Judge to delay the release of its Gyanvapi Survey Report by four weeks so that the agency gets breathing time to file the report in the 1991 suit pertaining the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute.The ASI has contended that as per the High Court's December 18 order, the agency has to …

Plea on ASI report on Gyanvapi survey to be heard on January 3
1 year ago

Plea on ASI report on Gyanvapi survey to be heard on January 3

Hindustan Times  

The Varanasi district court on Thursday fixed January 3 as the next date of hearing on three applications, including one by the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee seeking an order that a report on the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque should be kept in a sealed cover and not be given to any of the parties unless a personal undertaking …

‘1991 Act not violated’: Allahabad HC on Gyanvapi mosque pleas
1 year ago

‘1991 Act not violated’: Allahabad HC on Gyanvapi mosque pleas

Hindustan Times  

A bouquet of pleas filed by Hindu petitioners seeking worshipping rights inside the Gyanvapi Masjid complex and the removal of the mosque is not barred by the 1991 Places of Worship Act, the Allahabad high court ruled on Tuesday, marking a crucial turn in the decades-old dispute that will have reverberations across a raft of similarly sensitive cases. The high …

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