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

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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 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 allowing Puja/Raga Bhoga inside the Tehkhana. The submission was made by Senior Counsel SFA Naqvi before a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agrawal in an appeal moved by the Mosque committee challenging the Varanasi District Judge's January 31st Order. On 31st January, the District Judge paved the way for the worshipping of Hindu deities inside the Vyas Tehkhana by allowing an application in the suit filed by Plaintiff Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas seeking worship of Shringar Gauri and other visible and invisible deities in the cellar of Gyanvapi mosque and for the appointment of the district magistrate as the receiver of the cellar in the southern side of Mosque.

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Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey
5 days, 8 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 …

'Pooja Is For Deity, How Can It Be Stopped For Public Convenience?' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Guruvayoor Temple Dewaswom
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1 week, 5 days ago

'Pooja Is For Deity, How Can It Be Stopped For Public Convenience?' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Guruvayoor Temple Dewaswom

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea challenging the decision of the Guruvayoor Sri Krishna Temple administration not to conduct 'Udayasthamana Pooja' on Vrishchikam Ekadasi day, citing public convenience. The petitioners wanted the pooja to happen today from 6 AM, however, no pooja was conducted as the Kerala High Court had upheld the management's decision. Prima facie …

Exclusive: Gyanvapi mosque panel seeks intervention in pleas against 1991 Act
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Exclusive: Gyanvapi mosque panel seeks intervention in pleas against 1991 Act

India Today  

The committee managing the Gyanvapi Mosque has moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, Varanasi, filed an intervention application in the court, stating that the mosque has been made the subject of multiple suits and the committee is therefore a crucial stakeholder …

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 …

Supreme Court extends stay on survey in Mathura mosque case
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court extends stay on survey in Mathura mosque case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday extended its earlier order, suspending an advocate-commissioner’s survey of the Shahi Eidgah mosque near to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura, till the next hearing in August. On the next date of hearing, the Supreme Court will also consider a number of petitions, contesting the Allahabad high court’s decision to transfer approximately 18 suits pertaining …

SC Refuses to Stay Hindu Prayers in Gyanvapi Masjid
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC Refuses to Stay Hindu Prayers in Gyanvapi Masjid

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The top court was hearing a fresh plea of the Gyanvapi mosque management committee against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower court’s order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque. On February 26, the High Court dismissed the mosque …

SC refuses to stop Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC refuses to stop Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop the ongoing prayers by Hindu devotees within the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi even as it ordered a “status quo” on the religious observances by both Hindu and Muslim sides inside the mosque precincts. “Bearing in mind the fact that namaz is being offered by the Muslim community unhindered …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case : Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Namaz In Mosque & Hindu Worship In 'Tehkhana' (Cellar)
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Case : Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Namaz In Mosque & Hindu Worship In 'Tehkhana' (Cellar)

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by the Gyanvapi mosque committee challenging the orders of the Varanasi District Court and the Allahabad High Court allowing the performance of Hindu religious rituals at a tehkhana of the mosque.While doing so, the Court also ordered that that status quo shall be maintained with respect to. …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: In Setback For Muslim Side, SC Refuses To Halt Prayers At Vyas Tehkhana
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: In Setback For Muslim Side, SC Refuses To Halt Prayers At Vyas Tehkhana

News 18  

Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt Hindu prayers at Vyas Tehkhana in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, situated in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. The bench, however, said that Muslims can enter mosque unhindered from the northern side to offer namaz while priests of the Kashi Vishwanath temple trust would take southern entry to perform puja in the cellar. The apex court …

SC to hear Gyanvapi committee’s plea against Hindu prayers in cellar today
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear Gyanvapi committee’s plea against Hindu prayers in cellar today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India will hear the 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 today, April 1. The state government had ordered to stop the worship rituals inside the "Vyas Tehkhana" -- located at the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi …

Supreme Court allows Hindu worship to continue at Gyanvapi premises
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court allows Hindu worship to continue at Gyanvapi premises

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions filed by the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute, thus, allowing the Hindu community to continue worship at the cellar. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra ordered the Hindu and Muslim sides to maintain the status quo at the Gyanvapi premises to …

SC refuses to stop prayers of Hindus in Southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC refuses to stop prayers of Hindus in Southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque and sought response of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple trustees on the plea of the mosque management committee. The court was hearing a fresh plea of the Gyanvapi mosque management committee against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower …

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 …

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, 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: Allahabad HC dismisses Muslim side's plea against Puja in Vyas Ka Tehkhana
9 months, 3 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 HC dismisses plea challenging Hindu prayers in cellar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC dismisses plea challenging Hindu prayers in cellar

Live Mint  

Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the order permitting Hindu parties to offer puja in the 'vyas tehkhana' of the Gyanvapi complex. Justice Agarwal said, "After going through the entire records of the case and after considering arguments of the parties concerned, the court did not find any ground to interfere in the judgment passed by the …

Gyanvapi case : Allahabad High Court dismisses plea, Puja to continue in Gyanvapi’s cellar
9 months, 3 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: Hindus Can Continue Prayers in Cellar, Allahabad HC Dismisses Muslim Side Plea
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Hindus Can Continue Prayers in Cellar, Allahabad HC Dismisses Muslim Side Plea

News 18  

In a big victory for the Hindu side, the Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi Mosque committee’s appeals challenging the Varanasi district judge’s orders allowing ‘Puja’ inside the ‘Vyas ka Tehkhana’. Muslim Side Plea In Allahabad HC Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which looks after the affairs of the mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, had moved the …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Allahabad HC's Verdict Today On Plea Against Allowing Hindus To Pray In Vyas Tehkhana
9 months, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Gyanvapi mosque case: Hindu puja to continue in southern cellar as Allahabad HC dismisses pleas challenging it
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi mosque case: Hindu puja to continue in southern cellar as Allahabad HC dismisses pleas challenging it

New Indian Express  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi mosque management committee's twin appeals challenging the Varanasi district court's decision allowing the offering of prayers in a cellar in the mosque complex. On January 31, the Varanasi district court ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in the southern cellar of the mosque. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, …

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 …

TMC leader warns CM Yogi Adityanath over Hindu worship at Gyanvapi
10 months, 1 week ago

TMC leader warns CM Yogi Adityanath over Hindu worship at Gyanvapi

Live Mint  

Weeks after a Varanasi court allowed Hindu devotees to pray in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque, Trinamool Congress leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury asked the Hindu worshippers to vacate the mosque premises immediately. The remarks came after the Muslim side alleged a nexus between the state government and the Hindu parties in the case, questioning the presence of the advocate …

The Gyanvapi case and a sense of disquiet in Varanasi
10 months, 1 week ago

The Gyanvapi case and a sense of disquiet in Varanasi

The Hindu  

On a cool, sunny day in February — typical weather for this time in India’s Gangetic plains — loud chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ ring through the air inside the heavily guarded Kashi Vishwanath temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, one of the oldest living cities in the world. “Jaldi aage badho,” says a policeman to a group of Muslim boys …

Pooja in southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque to continue as HC adjourns matter for next week
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pooja in southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque to continue as HC adjourns matter for next week

The Hindu  

The pooja in the southern cellar inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi will continue as of now as the Allahabad High Court has adjourned for next week the hearing on the plea filed by the mosque committee challenging the January 31 order of the Varanasi district court permitting Hindus to offer prayers there. During the marathon hearing that took place …

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. …

In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes

Al Jazeera  

Varanasi/Bengaluru, India – A festive atmosphere engulfed Varanasi, one of Hinduism’s holiest cities situated on the banks of the river Ganga. In May 2022, some Hindu patrons went to the Varanasi local court asking for permission to worship within the mosque’s complex after a court-ordered video survey found that a ‘Shivling’ – a symbol of the Hindu deity Shiva – …

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 …

Lakshagriha-Mazar case: Baghpat Court gives ownership rights over land and tomb to Hindu side
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakshagriha-Mazar case: Baghpat Court gives ownership rights over land and tomb to Hindu side

India TV News  

Days after the Gyanvapi verdict, the Hindu community has got another victory on Monday. In its verdict, the court gave ownership rights over 100 bighas of land and tomb to the Hindu side. The Mahabharata-era Lakshgriha, constructed in Baghpat's Barnawa became a focal point of a prolonged dispute between Hindu and Muslim factions. The legal battle, initiated with a case …

‘Disappointed’: Muslim body criticises prayers held at Gyanvapi cellar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Disappointed’: Muslim body criticises prayers held at Gyanvapi cellar

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Varanasi district court’s order allowing puja at the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid seems to rely on a “highly incorrect and unfounded argument”, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board said on Friday, adding that it has sought time from President Droupadi Murmu over the matter and may also write to Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. …

Puja to continue inside Gyanvapi complex as Allahabad HC refuses to give relief to Muslim side
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Puja to continue inside Gyanvapi complex as Allahabad HC refuses to give relief to Muslim side

India TV News  

Gyanvapi: The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi didn't get any relief from the Allahabad High Court on Friday as it filed a plea challenging a Varanasi court's order allowing Hindus to perform prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque. Earlier, a Varanasi Court asked the District Magistrate to make arrangements for 'Puja/Raga-Bhoga' of Idols …

Supreme Court refuses Muslim side's plea against Varanasi court order allowing Puja, asks them to approach HC
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court refuses Muslim side's plea against Varanasi court order allowing Puja, asks them to approach HC

Op India  

The Muslim side faced another setback in the Gyanvapi case after the Varanasi district court allowed Hindus to worship in the Vyas Cellar in the mosque complex, as the Supreme Court of India refused to hear their petition against the district court order. In its application, the masjid committee alleged that the administration was acting in ‘hot haste’ to implement …

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 …

Uttar Pradesh: Devotees flock to 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana' inside Gyanvapi mosque post-district court order | VIDEO
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Devotees flock to 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana' inside Gyanvapi mosque post-district court order | VIDEO

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh news: After the Varanasi Court allowed Hindus to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, devotees flocked to the 'Vyas ka Tehkhana' inside the complex in Varanasi to offer prayers. Varanasi Court on Wednesday allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana' area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Another devotee named Mridul Mishra said, "Hamara purana …

Watch: First visuals of 'puja' at Vyas basement of Gyanvapi in Varanasi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: First visuals of 'puja' at Vyas basement of Gyanvapi in Varanasi

India TV News  

Rituals of puja in a cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid began on Thursday after the court on Wednesday granted permission to worship idol in the 'Vyas Ka Tekhana.' A look at first visuals of 'puja' at Vyas basement of Gyanvapi in Varanasi: Official sources in the district administration said at around 9.30 pm on Wednesday, the members of the Kashi-Vishwanath …

Varanasi court permits Hindu side to offer prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Varanasi court permits Hindu side to offer prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

Hindustan Times  

Varanasi: A Varanasi court on Wednesday granted rights to the Hindu side to offer prayers in the cellar on the southern side of Gyanvapi mosque, lawyers present during the hearing said. Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, UP The court further asked the district administration to make the necessary arrangements for the prayers to be performed by the plaintiff and a priest …

Court allows Hindus to worship in the Vyas basement at Gyanvapi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Court allows Hindus to worship in the Vyas basement at Gyanvapi

Op India  

In a big victory for Hindus, the district court of Varanasi ruled on Wednesday that the Hindus have the right to worship in the Vyas cellar of the Gyanvapi structure. The district judge had reserved the order on 30th January after hearing a petition filed by Shailendra Kumar Pathak seeking the right to recite prayers and perform worship rituals at …

Varanasi court permits Hindu worship inside sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque; masjid committee to appeal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Varanasi court permits Hindu worship inside sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque; masjid committee to appeal

The Hindu  

The Varanasi District Court on Wednesday allowed Hindu prayers to be offered inside the Vyas Ka Tekhana of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Puja arrangements in seven days The order permitting prayers to resume came on the last working day of district judge Ajay Krishna Vishwesha, who has been hearing multiple pleas related to worship rights in the Gyanvapi mosque. VHP …

Varanasi court permits Hindu side to offer prayers at Gyanvapi mosque complex
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Varanasi court permits Hindu side to offer prayers at Gyanvapi mosque complex

Live Mint  

A Varanasi district court on Wednesday allowed the Hindu side to offer prayers in the ‘Vyas Ka Tehkhana’ area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Everyone will have the right to perform puja.” The court's order came on a petition filed by Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas against the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the mosque. Another Hindu side lawyer, Subhash …

Varanasi court allows Hindu side to worship inside Gyanvapi mosque's sealed basement
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Varanasi court allows Hindu side to worship inside Gyanvapi mosque's sealed basement

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Varanasi court permitted Hindu devotees to worship within the confines of Gyanvapi mosque's sealed basement. Hindu devotees are authorised to offer prayers inside the sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque, known as 'Vyas Ka Tekhana,' according to the recent verdict from Varanasi court. Initiation of worship The court directed the district administration to facilitate rituals involving …

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 case raises a challenge to the Places of Worship Act
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi mosque case raises a challenge to the Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

Calls to hand over the Gyanvapi mosque to the Hindus have come even after appeals by the Anjuman Intazamia Masjid in the Supreme Court to protect the Places of Worship Act of 1991 from becoming a dead letter. In August 2023, the Anjuman, Gynavapi mosque’s managers, had argued in the apex court that the demand for a “scientific investigation” by …

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey
10 months, 3 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 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 …

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