Gyanvapi case: SC stays ASI survey of complex till July 26

As a setback to the Hindi side, Supreme Court on Monday stopped the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex till 5 pm, July 26. The court in its order said that the Varanasi High Court order shall not be enforced till July 26. In the meantime, the mosque committee shall […]

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As a setback to the Hindi side, Supreme Court on Monday stopped the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex till 5 pm, July 26.

The court in its order said that the Varanasi High Court order shall not be enforced till July 26. In the meantime, the mosque committee shall move High Court.

It is to be noted here Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team reached the Gyanvapi Mosque on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi to conduct a scientific survey of the mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple after Varanasi high court gave permission to conduct the survey excluding the ‘Wazukhana’ area which has been sealed on July 21.

On Supreme Court’s order, Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case, says “The SC has passed a stay on the execution of the order of the Varanasi court on survey of the Mosque complex to allow the Anjum to challenge the same before the High Court…Our legal team is reaching High Court and we will oppose this. The truth of Gyanvapi will only come out after the survey of ASI. The High Court will decide the matter unaffected by any observations of the Supreme Court, Allahabad HC will decide the matter on its own merit.”