Varanasi Court Allows Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Barring Spot Sealed Earlier
Gyanvapi Mosque Case: The Hindu side of the long-running dispute had submitted a petition letter in the Varanasi court asking for an ASI study of the entire complex of the Gyanvapi mosque. Gyanvapi Mosque Case: The application was moved in May this year by four women worshippers. New Delhi: The Varanasi District Court today granted permission for a "scientific survey" of the entire Gyanvapi mosque grounds by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), with the exception of the barricaded "wazukhana" where a structure claimed by Hindu litigants to be a "shivling" exists . The survey was granted in response to a petition filed by four female worshipers who are interested in learning whether the mosque was built over a previous Hindu temple structure.The ASI was ordered by the court to deliver its scientific report by August 4. Higher courts are likely to hear challenges to the order.The 'wazukhana' area was sealed by the Supreme Court last year. Acc...