Gyanvapi Mosque News Live: Supreme Court to hear Gyanvapi mosque case on Friday at 3pm. Gyanvapi mosque management committee on Thursday moved Supreme Court seeking suspension of proceedings before the Varanasi trial court. Meanwhile, court-appointed special assistant commissioner's report on Gyanvapi mosque survey has been submitted before Varanasi court. "The report has been submitted before the court. People from both sides will be present before the court. It is a 10-15 page long report," said assistant court commissioner Ajay Pratap Singh. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
Gyanvapi Mosque case: Here's what happened in Supreme Court today
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard an appeal challenging the order of Allahabad high court permitting a court-appointed commissioner to inspect, conduct survey and videography of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi to which Hindus and Muslims have laid claim for right to worship. READ MORE
Gyanvapi survey report presented before Varanasi court: Latest developments
The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a plea by the Gyanvapi mosque management committee challenging the lower court order directing a survey of the mosque premises to unearth evidence of a former Hindu temple. READ MORE
They have also filed a chip that contains photos, videos. A copy will be made available to the other side. Once they get the copy, court will invite their objections. After listening to them, court will give final decision if the report will be taken as evidence.
At 4.30pm yesterday, Ajay Mishra (ex-court appointed commissioner) submitted his report from the earlier two days. Today at 10.30am, Vishal Singh & Ajay Pratap Singh filed their report with details of the 3-day survey: Advocate Nityanand Rai, in Varanasi. (ANI)
Sculptures of gods, Sheshnag like structures found in Gyanvapi mosque: Advocate Ajay Mishra
Several sculptures of gods and goddesses alongwith other structures related to Hindu belief were seen in the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, said advocate Ajay Kumar Mishra, who was appointed commissioner by Varanasi court to survey the Gyanvapi-Gauri Shringar complex but was later removed for leaking the information. (ANI)
Court can open it in presence of both parties, Vishal Singh said mentioning now his appearance before the court during hearing is not a must.
Special advocate commissioner Vishal Singh says survey report submitted in three sealed boxes containing detailed written report, data cards of photographs and video clips of survey since May 6 till 17.
Hearing in the court of Civil judge senior division Ravi Kumar Diwakar to take place at 2pm.
A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud posted Gyanvapi mosque management's appeal against survey of the mosque premises for detailed hearing on Friday at 3 pm.
SC asked the trial court not to proceed with the case till Friday as Jain has given an undertaking not to proceed today with the hearing.
Hindu plaintiffs through Vishnu Shankar Jain sought adjournement till Friday on the ground of illness of the lead counsel Hari Shankar Jain.
Gyanvapi mosque management committee moves SC seeking suspension of proceedings before the Varanasi trial court. Counsel Huzefa Ahmadi said that now a new application is moved for demolition of a wall.
Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the Muslim side, tells the Court that there are multiple litigations across the country, there is urgency and it should be heard today itself. Proceedings before the trial court pending for today. (ANI)
Vishnu Shankar Jain, advocate of the Hindu side, tells Supreme Court that senior advocate Hari Shankar Jain is not well and requests it to hear the Gyanvapi Mosque issue tomorrow. (ANI)
We have filed a video chip too in a sealed cover. All of this has been submitted before the court: Advocate Vishal Singh, the court-appointed special assistant commissioner after the filing of Gyanvapi mosque survey report. (ANI)
It is a 10-15 page long report: Assistant court commissioner Ajay Pratap Singh on Gyanvapi mosque survey report. (ANI)
The report has been submitted before the court. People from both sides will be present before the court.
Court-appointed special assistant commissioner's report on Gyanvapi mosque survey submitted before Varanasi court. (ANI)
As far as the application for demolition of the wall beneath the wazu khana is concerned, we will take some time. I hope the Muslim side is also seeking time to file their objections to our application: Adv Vishnu Jain, representing the Hindu side in Gyanvapi mosque matter, in SC
We've requested our legal time there (Varanasi) to take some adjournment today as the matter is pending before SC & we need to place every document on the records. So, simultaneously 2 proceedings can't go on: Adv Vishnu Jain, representing the Hindu side in Gyanvapi mosque matter