Allahabad High Court on 26th of February dismissed Muslim side’s plea. Harishankar Jain, a lawyer representing the Hindu side, welcomed the recent Allahabad High Court's order to allow Hindu prayers in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque. This is a big win for Hindu side in Gyanvapi case. The plea challenged the order permitting Hindu parties to offer puja in ‘Vyas Tehkhana’ of Gyanvapi Complex. The High Court’s decision will allow Hindus to continue the puja in ‘Vyas Tehkhana’ of Gyanvapi Complex. Notably, the complex has 4 ‘Tahkhanas’ in the basement, of which one is still in possession of the Vyas family.
26 February,2024 04:34 PM IST
In a big win for the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case, the Varanasi district court allowed to offer prayers inside the sealed basement of Gyanvapi Mosque. The court ordered that the barricades in the basement have to be removed in seven days and puja is allowed in ‘Vyas ka Taykhana’. The mosque is located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi and Hindu litigants in the district court had sought the survey to determine whether a temple existed at the same spot earlier which was proved in the recent survey. The survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises began after the Allahabad High Court rejected the petition filed by Muslim litigants seeking a stay on the Varanasi court's order for a scientific survey by the ASI. Further details are awaited on the case.
31 January,2024 05:46 PM IST
The Gyanvapi row took fresh turn after ASI report was made public on Jan 24 on direction of Varanasi district court. Hindu side Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on Jan 25 claimed existence of Hindu Temple prior to construction of the existing structure. He cited ASI’s “conclusive finding” in the report which brought about elation amongst the Hindu side petitioner and lawyers. Meanwhile, Jain on January 29 filled an application in SC demanding withdrawal of stay order on survey given on 19 May 2023. He said ASI should be allowed to conduct a study and feature study of the 'Wazukhana' area.
30 January,2024 11:16 AM IST
The Varanasi district Court on Wednesday asked that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report be made public today and the hard copy be provided to both sides in relation to the Gyanvapi Mosque case. Earlier on January 16, the Supreme Court allowed an application of Hindu women petitioners seeking direction for cleaning the entire area of 'Wazukhana' of Gyanvapi mosque where the alleged 'Shivling' was found and maintaining hygienic condition. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the area of 'Wazukhana' shall be cleaned under the supervision of district administration Varanasi, having regard to the previous orders of the apex court.
25 January,2024 12:04 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
