ANI
In an important development, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Muslim side on a petition seeking a survey of the alleged Shivalinga in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). This petition was filed in the court on behalf of the Hindu side.
Gyanvapi Case: In an important development, the Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Muslim side on a petition seeking a survey of the alleged Shivalinga in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). This petition was filed in the court on behalf of the Hindu side. After hearing this, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Muslim side and sought a reply within two weeks.
A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan was hearing the demand of the Hindu side to transfer all the 15 cases pending in the Varanasi trial court in the Gyanvapi case to the High Court.
Presenting the case before the Supreme Court, the lawyer for the Hindu side said that some petitions are before the District Judge and some before the Civil Judge. In such a situation, different orders are coming from different courts on the same case. Therefore, our demand is that all the petitions related to Gyanvapi should be combined together and transferred before a bench of three judges in Allahabad High Court.
The lawyer of the Muslim side said that the Hindu side wants an ASI survey of the sealed area of Vujukhana. The District Court had rejected this demand, after which the High Court allowed it. We had filed a petition against this in the Supreme Court. The decision on that petition is still pending.
