SC agrees to hear Muslim side's plea opposing HC order allowing survey to determine age of Gyanvapi Shivling
1 year, 7 months ago

SC agrees to hear Muslim side's plea opposing HC order allowing survey to determine age of Gyanvapi Shivling

Op India  

Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition filed by the Gyanvapi mosque Management Committee opposing the Allahabad HC order that directed the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a scientific survey of the Shivling found inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi to determine its age. Notably, the Allahabad Court had on Friday, May 12 issued the order while hearing a revision petition filed by four women Hindu worshippers challenging the Varanasi Court’s October 14 order, that rejected a plea for scientific investigation, including carbon dating, of the structure found in May 2022 during a court-mandated survey of the mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. Shivling found in wuzukhana of the disputed structure at Gyanvapi The Gyanvapi dispute dates back decades but in August 2021, five women filed a petition in a local court demanding the right of unhindered worship at the Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal, located inside the complex that houses idols of Hindu Gods. During the survey, a Shivling was found submerged in the wuzukhana, the place where people who offer namaz, the Islamic prayer, clean their hands and feet and gargle water as a cleansing ritual, inside the complex where the disputed structure called ‘Gyanvapi mosque’ is located.

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

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 …

Gyanvapi wazukhana survey: Allahabad HC asks petitioner to file affidavit
2 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court sets Sept 6 as next date for hearing on plea for ASI survey
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court sets Sept 6 as next date for hearing on plea for ASI survey

Deccan Chronicle  

Varanasi: A judge here has fixed the next date of hearing as September 6 on the petition demanding ASI survey of the remaining parts of the Gyanvapi complex, a lawyer said on Wednesday.The representatives of the Muslim side were present in the court and are expected to put forth their views on the matter during the next hearing. The Civil …

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 …

Gyanvapi row: Allahabad HC asks Varanasi court to decide plea seeking right to worship 'shivling'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gyanvapi row: Allahabad HC asks Varanasi court to decide plea seeking right to worship 'shivling'

New Indian Express  

PRAYAGRAJ: In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court, on Monday, directed a Varanasi court to dispose within eight weeks the petition seeking unrestricted right to worship the purported 'Shivling', found inside the ablution pond on Gyanvapi mosque premises during the court commission survey in May 2022. Justice Manish Kumar Nigam passed the order over a petition filed by one …

Sealed cellars, hidden origin: Why what's beneath Gyanvapi sparks intrigue
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sealed cellars, hidden origin: Why what's beneath Gyanvapi sparks intrigue

India Today  

The Allahabad High Court has decided that Hindu prayers will continue in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, dismissing a challenge to the recently instated practice. The controversy centres around "Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana", a cellar where Shailendra Kumar Pathak, citing lineage and tradition, sought permission to resume Hindu worship practices halted since December 1993. However, the …

Gyanvapi Case: Muslim Side Moves SC Challenging Allahabad HC's Order Allowing Suit Seeking Temple Restoration
9 months, 3 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 dispute: Varanasi court to hear Hindu call for survey, Muslim protest against Puja in cellar today
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Gyanvapi dispute: Varanasi court to hear Hindu call for survey, Muslim protest against Puja in cellar today

India TV News  

The ongoing Gyanvapi Mosque complex dispute in Varanasi takes a new turn as legal proceedings intensify. The Varanasi district court is scheduled to address the Hindu side's plea today, demanding an Archaeological Survey of India survey for the closed cellars, specifically the tehkhana within the disputed complex. Simultaneously, the Allahabad High Court is set to hear the Muslim side's opposition …

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 …

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 …

Hindu side moves SC for ASI survey of ‘Shivling’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Hindu side moves SC for ASI survey of ‘Shivling’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Hindu parties contesting the origins of the Gyanvyapi Mosque have moved the Supreme Court and submitted an application before it, seeking a direction for the ASI to carry out a detailed survey of the object found in the mosque’s fountain, which they claim to be a Shivling. The application of the Hindu Parties seeks a direction from the …

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 | …

Gyanvapi mosque panel reacts to ASI's 'pre-existing temple' finding, says 'not final word'
10 months, 3 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. …

‘Pre-existing’ Hindu temple findings emerge in Gyanvapi case: 10 points
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Pre-existing’ Hindu temple findings emerge in Gyanvapi case: 10 points

Live Mint  

The Varanasi district court has decided to provide both litigants with the Archaeological Survey of India survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex. According to Jain, the survey affirms the presence of a substantial Hindu Temple predating the construction of the current structure at the Gyanvapi mosque complex. As reported by ANI, the ASI report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex …

There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque: Archaeological Survey of India
10 months, 4 weeks ago

There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque: Archaeological Survey of India

The Hindu  

The western wall of the Gyanvapi mosque located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is the remaining part of a pre-existing Hindu temple, says the ground penetrating radar survey report of the structure prepared by the Archaeological Survey of India. The ASI report concluded that it can be said there existed a Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure, …

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
10 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Can be said that Hindu temple existed before: Survey report on Gyanvapi mosque
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Can be said that Hindu temple existed before: Survey report on Gyanvapi mosque

India Today  

The Archaeological Survey of India report revealed that a large Hindu temple may have once existed at the site of Gyanvapi mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, a senior lawyer, representing the Hindu side, said after receiving a detailed survey report. In the press briefing on Thursday, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, said, "The ASI has stated that …

Varanasi court directs ASI to make public its report on Gyanvapi mosque
10 months, 4 weeks 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 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 …

Supreme Court permits cleaning of water tank in Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court permits cleaning of water tank in Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi

India TV News  

The Supreme Court approved on Tuesday a plea presented by Hindu women plaintiffs seeking permission to clean the water tank within the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. Dead fish prompt a cleaning request The court's decision was influenced by Additional Solicitor General Madhavi Divan, representing the Uttar Pradesh government, who requested authorisation to clean the tank, citing the presence of …

Gyanvapi survey: ASI urges Varanasi court not to make report public for 4 more weeks, hearing likely today
11 months, 2 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, 2 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 …

Gyanvapi case: Hindu petitioners file plea in SC to clean ‘wazukhana’ area
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case: Hindu petitioners file plea in SC to clean ‘wazukhana’ area

Live Mint  

The Hindu petitioners seeking direction from the district magistrate of Varanasi for cleaning the entire area of 'wazukhana' or ablution pond of Gyanvapi mosque, have filed an application to this end, reported news agency ANI. According to the Hindu petitioners, the 'wazukhana' of Gyanvapi mosque is the place where the alleged 'Shivling' was found and is the reservoir where devotees …

Gyanvapi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects all petitions by Muslim side challenging Hindus right to worship, temple restoration
1 year ago

Gyanvapi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects all petitions by Muslim side challenging Hindus right to worship, temple restoration

Op India  

In a massive win for the Hindu side, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that the civil suits filed by Hindu worshippers and deity seeking the right to worship on the disputed Gyanvapi land and restoration of the temple are not barred by the Places of Worship Act 1991. The Allahabad HC has rejected the plea filed by the Masjid …

Gyanvapi mosque case: Allahabad HC rejects Masjid Committee’s challenge
1 year ago

Gyanvapi mosque case: Allahabad HC rejects Masjid Committee’s challenge

Live Mint  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ruled that civil suits filed by Hindu worshippers and deities inter alia seeking restoration of the temple on the mosque premises are not barred by the Places of Worship Act. The Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee, which looks after the management of Gyanvapi mosque located adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi, had challenged the …

Gyanvapi Mosque case: Allahabad High Court rejects Muslim side's objection to ASI survey
1 year ago

Gyanvapi Mosque case: Allahabad High Court rejects Muslim side's objection to ASI survey

India TV News  

The Allahabad High Court rejected the Muslim side's objection to maintainability and the ASI survey issue in the Gyanvapi Mosque case of Varanasi on Tuesday. The petition also challenged the Varanasi court's order dated April 8, 2021, which had directed to conduct a comprehensive survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque. The petitions filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee and the …

ASI’s Gyanvapi report filed in a sealed cover
1 year ago

ASI’s Gyanvapi report filed in a sealed cover

Hindustan Times  

The Archaeological Survey of India on Monday filed before the court of the Varanasi district judge a report on the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque that is set to open the next chapter in a decades-old religious dispute, test India’s legal system, and trigger a new political narrative. The district court is hearing a raft of petitions by Hindu …

ASI files report on scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi district court
1 year ago

ASI files report on scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi district court

The Hindu  

The Archaeological Survey of India on December 18 submitted its report on the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises in the Varanasi district court. A petition has been moved by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that manages the 17th century Gyanvapi mosque to be provided the content of the survey report; that the court should ensure the report was …

Gyanvapi mosque report submitted in UP court by Archaeological Survey of India
1 year ago

Gyanvapi mosque report submitted in UP court by Archaeological Survey of India

Live Mint  

The Archaeological Survey of India on Monday submitted a sealed report on the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi district court. After the Gyanvapi mosque survey report was submitted, Rahul Mishra, ASI Additional Standing Counsel, said the Varanasi court will pronounce its order on December 21. The Hindu side has alleged that the ASI has violated the Supreme Court order by submitting …

BREAKING | ASI Submits Its Sealed Cover Report On The Scientific Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Before Varanasi Court
1 year ago

BREAKING | ASI Submits Its Sealed Cover Report On The Scientific Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Before Varanasi Court

Live Law  

In a significant development which is likely to affect the ongoing Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute, the ASI today submitted before the Varanasi Court, its report on the scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque premises.ASI submitted the report before the Varanasi district Judge AK Vishvesha. In a significant development which is likely to affect the ongoing Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute, …

Krishna Janmabhoomi land case: SC refuses to stay Shahi Idgah complex survey
1 year ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi land case: SC refuses to stay Shahi Idgah complex survey

Live Mint  

Krishna Janmabhoomi land dispute: The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to issue a stay order on Allahabad High Court order allowing a scientific survey on the Shahi Idgah Mosque complex in Mathura. The Justice Khanna-led bench observed that the High Court order for scientific survey in Shahi Idgah Mosque has not been formally challenged before it. The Allahabad …

Varanasi Court Grants 10 More Days To ASI To Submit Gyanvapi Scientific Survey Report
1 year ago

Varanasi Court Grants 10 More Days To ASI To Submit Gyanvapi Scientific Survey Report

Live Law  

The Varanasi district court on Thursday granted an additional 10-day time to the Archaeological Survey of India to submit its report pertaining to the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex. The order was passed earlier today by District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishwesha on an application moved by the ASI which stated that their experts are working hard to cross-check, …

Gyanvapi mosque complex: ASI again seeks more time to submit scientific survey report
1 year ago

Gyanvapi mosque complex: ASI again seeks more time to submit scientific survey report

The Hindu  

The Archaeological Survey of India on Tuesday sought three more weeks from the district court in Varanasi for submitting the scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The district court of Varanasi had asked the ASI to submit the report on the Gyanvapi Masjid complex by November 28. On Tuesday, the ASI sought an extension of three weeks, saying …

Gyanvapi case: ASI to submit scientific survey report in Varanasi court today
1 year, 1 month ago

Gyanvapi case: ASI to submit scientific survey report in Varanasi court today

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: The Archaeological Survey of India, which conducted a scientific survey of the contentious Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi, was likely to submit the report in the district court today. The survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises began after the Allahabad High Court rejected the petition filed by the Muslim litigants seeking a stay on the Varanasi court's order …

Gyanvapi survey: Varanasi court gives additional time to ASI for submitting report till Nov 17
1 year, 1 month ago

Gyanvapi survey: Varanasi court gives additional time to ASI for submitting report till Nov 17

India TV News  

Accepting the request of the Archaeological Survey of India, a Varanasi court on Thursday gave additional time to the ASI to complete a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi and submit its report. District Judge A K Vishvesh passed the order to extend the deadline for the submission of the survey report till November 17, said Central …

Varanasi court rejects plea seeking ASI survey of the 'wazukhana' inside Gyanvapi complex
1 year, 2 months ago

Varanasi court rejects plea seeking ASI survey of the 'wazukhana' inside Gyanvapi complex

Op India  

On Saturday, a Varanasi Court rejected a plea seeking the inclusion of the “Wazukhana” in the ongoing survey by the Archaeological Survey of India inside the disputed Gyanvapi complex. District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishwesha while rejecting Singh’s plea stated in his order that the Supreme Court, in its May 17 ruling last year, ordered that the area where the Shivling …

Court rejects plea seeking ASI survey inside Gyanvyapi mosque wazukhana
1 year, 2 months ago

Court rejects plea seeking ASI survey inside Gyanvyapi mosque wazukhana

The Hindu  

A district court in Varanasi on Saturday rejected a plea that sought a direction to the Archeological Survey of India to undertake a survey of the wazukhana area, except for the ‘Shivling’ inside, within the Gyanvapi mosque without causing any damage to the structure. District court judge Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha maintained that the survey of the wazukhana may amount to …

Varanasi district court grants ASI four more weeks for Gyanvapi survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Varanasi district court grants ASI four more weeks for Gyanvapi survey

Op India  

In a recent development, the Varanasi district court, on 5th October, granted the Archaeological Survey of India an additional four weeks to conduct a comprehensive survey of the disputed structure at the Gyanvapi Complex, adjacent to the revered Kashi Vishwanath temple. The ASI submitted an application on 4th October 2023, seeking an additional four weeks to complete the scientific survey …

Gyanvapi | Varanasi Court Grants Further 4 Weeks' Time To ASI To Submit Its Mosque Survey Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi | Varanasi Court Grants Further 4 Weeks' Time To ASI To Submit Its Mosque Survey Report

Live Law  

The Varanasi District Judge today granted the Archaeological Survey of India a further 4 weeks’ time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Mosque Survey. “The survey work is also getting affected/slowed down by intermittent rains and use of scientific instruments become difficult…the debris is being removed very carefully and systematically, which is a slow process and going to …

Gyanvapi case: Hindu side approaches Supreme Court for survey of sealed area
1 year, 2 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Hindu side approaches Supreme Court for survey of sealed area

India Today  

The Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court urging it to issue directions to the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey of the sealed area and a structure claimed to be a 'Shivaling' inside the mosque premises. The application appealed for ASI to undertake scientific investigation of the ‘Shivaling’, and submit a report …

SC Turns Down Plea Seeking Scientific Survey of Krishna Janmabhoomi
1 year, 3 months ago

SC Turns Down Plea Seeking Scientific Survey of Krishna Janmabhoomi

News 18  

The Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking a scientific survey of the Krishna Janmabhoomi site’s Shahi Idgah mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. Petition is disposed of.” The plea was filed by the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Nirman Trust seeking a scientific survey of the disputed Shah Idgah mosque in the complex of the Krishna Janmabhoomi. Earlier this year, the trust’s …

Gyanvapi dispute: ASI told to submit objects found in survey to District Magistrate
1 year, 3 months ago

Gyanvapi dispute: ASI told to submit objects found in survey to District Magistrate

The Hindu  

The Varanasi district court directed the Archaeological Survey of India to submit objects found during its survey of the Gyanvapi mosque, which are related to Hinduism or are historically significant, with the District Magistrate. The order was passed by the court while allowing two applications moved by Rakhi Singh, a plaintiff in the Shringar Gauri worshipping suit of 2022, which …

Gyanvapi case: Submit items related to Hindu religion, court tells survey team
1 year, 3 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Submit items related to Hindu religion, court tells survey team

India Today  

A Varanasi court on Wednesday ordered the Archaeological Survey of India to hand over all historically significant objects related to the Hindu religion discovered during the ongoing survey of the Gyanvapi mosque to the District Magistrate, reported Live Law. “Whatever objects and materials are obtained from the site in question, which are related to the facts of this case or …

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court to hear petitions from Hindu side today
1 year, 3 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court to hear petitions from Hindu side today

Firstpost  

The Hindu side has demanded an evidence room to preserve the ’evidence’ collected during the ASI survey, in addition to reserving the Gyanvapi mosque premises, according to a report The Varanasi District Court will hear petitions from the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case today. According to news agency ANI, The Hindu side has demanded an evidence room to preserve …

Varanasi Court To Pass Orders On Sep 13 On Pleas For 'Preserving' Gyanvapi Mosque Premises, Artefacts Found By ASI In Its Survey
1 year, 3 months ago

Varanasi Court To Pass Orders On Sep 13 On Pleas For 'Preserving' Gyanvapi Mosque Premises, Artefacts Found By ASI In Its Survey

Live Law  

The Varanasi District Court will pronounce orders on September 13 on three pleas filed before it seeking various reliefs pertaining to the Gyanvapi Mosque premises, where ASI is presently conducting a court-ordered scientific survey.It may be noted that two applications have been moved by Rakhi Singh in the Shringar Gauri Worshipping suit. The Varanasi District Court will pronounce orders on …

Varanasi court gives 4 more weeks to archaeological panel for Gyanvapi survey
1 year, 3 months ago

Varanasi court gives 4 more weeks to archaeological panel for Gyanvapi survey

India Today  

A Varanasi court on Friday issued an order granting four more weeks to the Archaeological Survey of India to complete the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex and submit its report. The survey began after the Allahabad High Court upheld a Varanasi district court order and ruled that the step is "necessary in the interest of justice" and will …

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