Varanasi court on Friday has given the permission for the scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex excluding the sealed area. The mosque is located near Kashi Vishwanath Temple.Hailing the order, Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case said, “I have been informed that my application has been approved and the court has directed to conduct an ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, excluding the Wazu tank which has been sealed. I think the survey can be completed within 3 to 6 months.”#WATCH | Gyanvapi case: Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case, says, I have been informed that my application has been approved and the court has directed to conduct an ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, excluding the Wazu tank… pic.twitter.com/TX4hXzyZ5j— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2023Last year, a videography survey of Gyanvapi mosque revealed that there is a Shivling present inside the premises of mosque complex, on which the Muslim side stated that it was merely a structure of a fountain. However, the petition filed by the Hindu side in the case has sought a direction for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for the entire mosque complex.#WATCH | Varanasi, UP: Advocate Mohammad Tauheed Khan, representing the Muslim side says, Today the court approved the application of the (Hindu side) to conduct the ASI survey the area except the sealed wazukhana. Court has asked ASI to submit the report by August 4. We will… pic.twitter.com/AsWXuUMrHx— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) July 21, 2023Conditions for the ASI surveyVaranasi Court has directed the ASI to conduct the study between 8 am to 12 noon and have directed to produce the report by August 4. Apart from this, the court also clarified that no restrictions on Namaz and no damage should happen in the Gyanvapi mosque.Turning point for the caseAdvocate Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi, representing Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case, says, “Our application for the ASI survey has been accepted. Its a turning point in the case.”#WATCH | Varanasi, UP: Advocate Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi, representing Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case, says, Our application for the ASI survey has been accepted. Its a turning point in the case. pic.twitter.com/8C9j72Eh2B— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2023
