GYANVAPI COMMITTEE
Gyanvapi Mosque Committee moves SC, opposes challenge to 1991 act
The Gyanvapi Mosque committee has filed an intervention petition with the Supreme Court, challenging lawsuits that seek to remove the mosque. They argue that these suits misinterpret the 1991 Places of Worship Act, which prohibits changing the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947.
Hindu side says survey in Gyanvapi complex incomplete, seeks direction to ASI
Lawyers for the Hindu side have demanded an ASI excavation to complete the survey of the Gyanvapi complex, asserting that a full report is not possible without it. The Muslim side opposes another survey, arguing the initial one suffices and fears excavation may damage the mosque.
SC notice to Kashi Vishwanath Temple trustees on plea of Gyanvapi committee
The Supreme Court declined to halt Hindu prayers in the Gyanvapi mosque's southern cellar in Varanasi and maintained the status quo on Muslim namaz offerings. It requested responses from the Kashi Vishwanath Temple trustees and priest Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas by April 30, addressing a plea from the mosque management committee against an Allahabad High Court ruling allowing Hindu prayers in the cellar.
SC to hear on April 1 Gyanvapi committee's plea against allowing puja in cellar
While dismissing the plea of the mosque committee on February 26, the high court had observed that the Uttar Pradesh government's 1993 decision of stopping worship rituals inside the "Vyas Tehkhana" -- located at the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi -- was "illegal".
SC to hear Gyanvapi committee's plea against HC order on maintainability of temple restoration suits
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the Gyanvapi management committee against an Allahabad High Court order that deemed lawsuits for the "restoration" of a temple on the site of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi maintainable. The High Court held that the "religious character" of a disputed place can only be decided by the court.
Varanasi court to hear plea against Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi cellar on February 28
A Varanasi court has set February 28 for the Gyanvapi Masjid committee's plea against a recent ruling allowing priests to perform prayers in the mosque's cellar. The committee has also filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court against the district court verdict.
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HC adjourns hearing on plea challenging order allowing Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which looks after the affairs of the mosque in Varanasi adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, had filed the plea on Friday last week challenging the Varanasi court order allowing prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Mosque.
Gyanvapi case: Are courts always right? SP's Ram Gopal questions court verdicts
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav has expressed concerns about court verdicts, referring to the recent Gyanvapi case verdict. Yadav highlighted the Varanasi district court's decision to allow Hindu prayers in the mosque's southern cellar after a three-decade hiatus. He questioned the infallibility of court decisions, emphasizing that they are not always correct and can be subjective. Yadav cited the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri mosque verdict as an example of varying decisions across different forums.
Hindu side demands handover of Gyanvapi basement to Varanasi District Magistrate
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case, has submitted a plea in the Varanasi district court, seeking the handover of the basement of the Gyanvapi complex from the Vyas family to the District Magistrate. The Hindu side claims that the basement should be handed over immediately to the DM and that the DM should be appointed as its receiver. The Vyas family currently possesses one of the four basements of the complex.
ASI survey to resume after Friday prayers at Gyanvapi mosque complex
Amid the ongoing Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey at the Gyanvapai mosque complex, the Varanasi district administration has made elaborate arrangements at the complex for the Friday prayers anticipating an increased footfall.
BJP MPs welcome HC order allowing ASI survey at Gyanvapi mosque, say truth will come out now
The decision of the Allahabad High Court allowing a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the Gyanvapi mosque in Uttar Pradesh has been welcomed by BJP leaders, who believe that the truth about a temple at the site will finally come out. The high court dismissed a petition from the Gyanvapi committee challenging a district court order directing the ASI to determine by survey whether the mosque next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple had been built on top of a temple.
UP BJP welcomes HC order on Gyanvapi mosque survey, says exercise will bring out truth
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) can conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi to determine if it was built on a temple. The court dismissed a petition by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee challenging an earlier district court order. The BJP in Uttar Pradesh welcomed the move with state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary stating that the survey will reveal the truth and saying that the Gyanvapi issue relates to the faith of crores of people.
Allahabad HC to resume hearing on plea against ASI survey on Gyanvapi premises
The court had on July 26 extended the stay on the ASI survey on the Gyanvapi mosque premises till Thursday. During the hearing on Wednesday, a senior ASI official was present in the court. The official told the court that the ASI team was not going to "destroy the structure (mosque)" in any way.
Allahabad High Court extends stay order on ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque till Thursday
Allahabad High Court has extended the stay order on ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque premises till Thursday. The Allahabad HC on Tuesday had heard a plea against a district court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey to determine if the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi was built upon a temple.
Supreme Court says no ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex till 5 pm, July 26
The Supreme Court of India has put a halt to the Archeological Survey of India's excavation until July 26, pending the Anjuman Intezamia's application to return to the High Court for a review of the district court's order. A controversy has erupted around the Shivling discovery within the mosque, and Hindu parties have sought a scientific survey of the site to determine whether it was constructed on the site of an ancient temple.
Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court fixes Jan 23 as next date of hearing on plea seeking survey of tahkhanas
The high court had fixed January 18, 2023, for hearing a revision petition filed by Laxmi Devi and others challenging the Varanasi district judge's order by which the lower court had refused the demand of carbon dating of a 'Shivling' claimed to have been found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
Gyanvapi row: Allahabad HC reserves verdict on petition challenging Varanasi court's order for ASI survey of mosque complex
Justice Prakash Padia reserved judgment on the petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board and the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that manages the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, after hearing the parties concerned.
Gyanvapi case: Varanasi district court fixes December 5 as next date of hearing
On November 2, the Gyanvapi mosque management committee filed its objection to the petitioners' demand for a survey of two underground places ("tahkhana") on the mosque premises. The petitioners' lawyers had sought time to file their counter-objection, following which the district judge had fixed November 11 as the next date of hearing in the matter.
Gyanvapi Row: Supreme Court extends protection of 'Shivling’ at Gyanvapi mosque
Supreme Court on Friday extended its earlier order for the protection of 'Shivling’ discovered at Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. The court has extended the protection till further order.
Varanasi Court rejects Hindu side's plea seeking carbon dating of 'Shivling' in Gyanvapi Mosque row
The Hindu side had claimed that a 'Shivling' was found in the premises near the 'wazukhana' during the videography survey of the mosque premises, which was ordered by the court. However, the Muslim side said that the structure found was a 'fountain'. The Hindu side had then submitted an application on September 22 that sought a carbon dating of the object they claimed to be 'Shivling'.
Gyanvapi mosque committee consults senior lawyers to challenge lower court's order in HC
The committee takes care of 22 mosques, including the Gyanvapi Masjid, in the city and it has been presenting the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex case.
Gyanvapi mosque case: Varanasi court reserves judgment till September 12
Advocate Shamim Ahmad, who represented the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee in the case, said the Gyanvapi mosque is a Waqf property and the court does not have the right to hear the matter. It was argued that only the Waqf Board has the right to hear any matter pertaining to the mosque.
Gyanvapi case: Locals insist 'ganga-jamuni' culture must not erode
The top court had on May 20 transferred the civil suit filed by Hindu devotees regarding the Gyanvapi Mosque from a senior civil judge to the Varanasi district judge. Though the matter has obvious political underpinning with religious bodies differing on many points, they are united in their call for calm and keeping intact the original bonhomie of the city.
Supreme Court to hear in Oct first week pleas on Gyanvapi mosque
The bench said that it has been apprised of the fact that proceedings before the District Judge are still underway and it would be appropriate if the appeal of the mosque committee is kept pending till the outcome of the application filed under Order 7 Rule 11 questioning the maintainability of the suit.
SC to hear plea seeking nod to worship 'Shivling' in Gyanvapi premises
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain that the plea be listed for hearing on July 21 along with the pending petition of the 'Anjuman Intezemia Masjid Committee' which manages the affairs of the Gyanvapi mosque.
Gyanvapi case: SC questions locus of office bearer of Hindu NGO
"Who are you," a bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and P S Narasimhathe asked, adding that in a civil lawsuit there was hardly any scope for such an intervention.
Gyanvapi mosque management committee to oppose videography inside its premises
According to the court's directions, videography and survey will be conducted inside the mosque premises on May 6 and 7.
Advanced security system for Kashi Vishwanath Dham project
The Rs 700-crore Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor project that enshrines the highly sensitive Kashi Vishwanath temple and Gyanvapi mosque, will be equipped with a state-of-the-art security system.
UP: Gyanvapi mosque, Kashi Vishwanath temple engage in land swap
The land given to the temple is part of the property of the Waqf Board. As it could not be bought, a plot which was equal in value was handed over to the masjid committee, Verma said.
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