Varanasi court rejects plea for excavation survey at Gyanvapi | India News – Times of India

VARANASI: A fast-track court in Varanasi rejected Friday a Hindu plaintiff’s plea for an “additional” survey by ASI of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, using invasive methods to gain access to purportedly razed remains of an ancient Adi Vishweshwar temple believed to exist beneath the central dome.Civil judge (senior division) Yughul Shambhu cited directives from Supreme…

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Decide in 8 weeks plea for Gyanvapi ‘Shivling’ puja: Allahabad HC | Lucknow News – Times of India

PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad high court has directed a Varanasi court to decide, “preferably within eight weeks”, a petition seeking unrestricted right to worship the purported Shivling found inside Gyanvapi mosque premises in May 2022.This application was filed before Varanasi’s civil judge (senior division) in a petition seeking a permanent injunction against Anjuman Intezamia Masjid (AIM) restraining…

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