Key Points
The survey coincides with the Supreme Court hearing today on a petition filed by the mosque management committee..
The Muslim side is seeking an urgent listing of the plea in light of the recent order by a district court directing an ASI survey in the Gyanvapi mosque premises...
The mosques wazukhana, where a structure claimed by the Hindu petitioners to be a shivling exists, will not be part of the survey - following an earlier Supreme Court order protecting that spot in the complex...
In 1991, Hindu priests filed petitions at a civil court in Varanasi seeking to worship within the complex, arguing that the mosque stood atop a demolished portion of the Kashi Vishwanath temple..
Last year, the Varanasi district court ordered a videographic survey into the origins of the Gyanvapi mosque, providing a new twist to the ongoing legal battle..
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21, Jul, 23The Varanasi Court on Friday pronounced its order on a petition filed by the Hindu side seeking direction for a “scientific survey” of the entire Gyanvapi mosque premises by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case, said, I have been informed that my application has been approved and the court has directed to conduct an ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, excluding the Wazu tank which has been sealed.
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22, Oct, 23Hindus claim that the structure is a Shivlinga, while Muslims insist it is a fountain. This area is protected under the orders of the Supreme Court.