Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court postpones judgment on plea seeking 'Shivling' worship till 17 November
2 years, 1 month ago

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court postpones judgment on plea seeking 'Shivling' worship till 17 November

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After hearing the arguments of both sides to the dispute, the court had, on 27 October, reserved its order on the suit for 8 November Varanasi: A fast-track court on Monday postponed till 17 November its judgment on a plea seeking permission to allow the worship of a “Shivling” claimed to have been found inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex here. Civil Judge Mahendra Pandey postponed the judgment till 17 November, Assistant District Government Counsel Sulabh Prakash said. On 24 May, plaintiff Kiran Singh, general secretary of the Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, filed the suit in the Varanasi district court, seeking a ban on the entry of Muslims into the Gyanvapi complex, handing over of the complex to the Sanatan Sangh and permission to offer prayers to the “Shivling”. On 26 April a lower court that was earlier hearing a plea moved by a group of women seeking permission for the daily worship of the idols of the Hindu deities on the mosque’s outer walls had ordered a videographic survey of the Gyanvapi complex.

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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, 2 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 …

The pending mosque-temple disputes across India
1 week, 1 day ago

The pending mosque-temple disputes across India

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on December 12, 2024, issued a nationwide directive barring civil courts from registering fresh suits or passing orders in pending cases seeking the survey of mosques to ascertain whether temple structures lie beneath them. Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh Case title: Hari Shankar Jain v. Union of India & Ors On November 19, 2024, eight …

Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act
1 week, 4 days ago

Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has asked all courts to stop ordering surveys of contested religious places until further directions. Last year, upholding the maintainability of the suit filed by the five Hindu devotees, Varanasi’s Court of the District and Sessions Judge directed a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India. Notably, in May 2022, while hearing an appeal against the Varanasi …

SC restrains courts across India from passing orders in any suit or plea seeking survey of mosques
1 week, 5 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 …

Exclusive: Gyanvapi mosque panel seeks intervention in pleas against 1991 Act
2 weeks, 5 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 …

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

Sambhal mosque survey: Caveat filed in Allahabad HC
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Sambhal mosque survey: Caveat filed in Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

A caveat petition has been filed before the Allahabad high court by the Hindu side requesting the court to not pass any order without hearing the stand of Hindu respondent in case any petition is filed by the Muslim side challenging the November 20 order of the civil judge, Sambhal, whereby he had directed to conduct a survey of Mughal …

SC hints at an intra-court appeal in Shahi Idgah case
3 weeks, 3 days ago

SC hints at an intra-court appeal in Shahi Idgah case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed a tentative view that an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Allahabad high court could be the appropriate forum to challenge the maintainability of 18 suits filed by Hindu litigants in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute. While fixing December 9 for a detailed hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv …

Supreme Court To Hear Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Cases On December 9
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court To Hear Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Cases On December 9

Live Law  

The Supreme Court posted a batch of petitions relating to the Krishna Janmabhoomi- Shahi Idgah dispute to December 9, at 2 PM. The present intra-court appeal in question is with regards the August 1 order of the Allahabad High Court which dismissed the plea of Shahi Idgah Masjid filed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC. Two of these were filed …

SC restrains Sambhal court from taking further steps on mosque survey until Jan 8
3 weeks, 4 days ago

SC restrains Sambhal court from taking further steps on mosque survey until Jan 8

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure peace and harmony in Sambhal as it restrained a local court from taking any further steps regarding the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid until January 8. It asked the mosque committee to approach the high court against the local court’s order of survey and said such petition …

SC halts trial court proceedings in Sambhal mosque dispute, asks authorities to maintain peace, harmony
3 weeks, 4 days ago

SC halts trial court proceedings in Sambhal mosque dispute, asks authorities to maintain peace, harmony

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday in its order asked the trial court in Uttar Pradesh not to proceed in the suit against Sambhal Jama Masjid case row, till the mosque committee's petition challenging the survey order is listed in the High Court, and directed the authorities to "maintain peace & harmony." Peace and harmony must be maintained at …

SC to hear plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex on December 9
3 weeks, 4 days ago

SC to hear plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex on December 9

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on December 9 a plea of the mosque committee against the Allahabad High Court rejecting its petition challenging the maintainability of 18 cases of the Hindu side related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. On August 1, the high court rejected the plea of the Committee of …

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 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 …

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects mosque committee's challenge
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects mosque committee's challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that the trial in 18 cases relating to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura can continue, dismissing a petition filed by the mosque committee that challenged the maintainability of these suits. The suits filed by Hindu litigants seek "removal" of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple. Hindu …

‘Receiving death threats from international numbers,’ claims Gyanvapi judge who ordered videography of Varanasi mosque
7 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Receiving death threats from international numbers,’ claims Gyanvapi judge who ordered videography of Varanasi mosque

Live Mint  

Additional Session Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, known for ordering a videography survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque complex in 2022, has told the Uttar Pradesh police that he has been receiving "malicious calls and death threats from international numbers." Considering the present security arrangement for the additional sessions judge, two security personnel have been deployed to oversee the safety of his …

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 …

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 …

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 HC dismisses plea challenging Hindu prayers in cellar
9 months, 4 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, 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: Hindus Can Continue Prayers in Cellar, Allahabad HC Dismisses Muslim Side Plea
9 months, 4 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, 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 …

Gyanvapi mosque case: Hindu puja to continue in southern cellar as Allahabad HC dismisses pleas challenging it
9 months, 4 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, …

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 …

TMC leader warns CM Yogi Adityanath over Hindu worship at Gyanvapi
10 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

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. …

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 …

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 – …

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 …

‘Disappointed’: Muslim body criticises prayers held at Gyanvapi cellar
10 months, 3 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. …

Muslim leaders denounce Gyanvapi ruling, claim ‘faith in judiciary wearing thin’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Muslim leaders denounce Gyanvapi ruling, claim ‘faith in judiciary wearing thin’

The Hindu  

There was no temple where Jama Masjid or Gyanvapi Masjid stands in Varanasi. The Muslim leaders also expressed “disappointment with various lower level courts for failing to uphold the Places of Worship Act”, and accused the Executive of testing the patience of the Muslim youth. Islam does not permit destruction of another place of worship to build a mosque,” said …

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, …

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