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Gyanvapi Mosque Case Live: SC to hear Muslim side's plea against HC order on determining 'Shivling' age
2 min read . Updated: 19 May 2023, 11:53 AM IST
PremiumThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court's order which has directed a ‘scientific survey’, including carbon dating, of a ‘Shivling’ said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during a video graphics survey last year.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala said it would hear on Friday the appeal filed by Gyanvapi mosque management committee against the High Court's recent order for scientific investigation by ASI to determine the age of "Shivling".
Catch all the latest updates on the Gynavapi mosque case here.
19 May 2023, 11:53:21 AM IST
Gyanvapi case: What happened in 2019?
The issue was revived when a person named Rastogi filed a plea on behalf of Swayambhu Jyotirlinga Bhagwan Vishweshwar in Varanasi district court demanding an Archeological survey of the entire disputed area. The petitioner attributed himself as the “next friend" of Swayambhu Jyotirlinga Bhagwan Vishweshwar in the petition.
19 May 2023, 11:36:26 AM IST
Fresh case filed on temple-mosque dispute in 1998
In a fresh case that was filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee in Allahabad High Court, it was asserted that the temple-mosque land dispute could not be adjudicated by a civil court as it was not permissible by the law. As a result, High Court stayed the proceedings in the lower court for 22 years.
19 May 2023, 11:19:43 AM IST
Gyanvapi case: What happened in 1991?
Just like the Places of Worship Act, the case also holds back its roots in the year 1991. The first petition in the case was filed by Swayambhu Jyotirlinga Bhagwan Vishweshwar in Varanasi court in 1991. The petition demanded the right to worship in the Gyanvapi complex.
The petitioner had put forward three demands in his petition. It included a declaration of the entire Gyanvapi complex as a part of the Kashi temple, removal of Muslims from the complex area, and demolition of the mosque.
19 May 2023, 11:00:35 AM IST
Gyanvapi mosque case: The timeline
The fate of the more than three decades-old issue of the Gyanvapi Mosque case will be decided when the Supreme Courtwill pronounce its orders today. The suit seeks the right to worship at the Gyanvapi mosque compound next to Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
19 May 2023, 10:46:07 AM IST
Allahabad HC orders scientific investigation of shivling-like structure in Gyanvapi mosque
The Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered determination of the age of the structure claimed to be a shivling in the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi using modern technology.
It set aside an October 14 order of the Varanasi District Court that rejected a plea for scientific investigation, including carbon dating, of the structure found in May 2022 during a court-mandated survey of the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
19 May 2023, 10:30:46 AM IST
Varanasi court agrees to hear plea seeking ASI survey of entire Gyanvapi complex
A court here on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea for a survey by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) of the entire Gyanvapi mosque premises located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
19 May 2023, 10:15:51 AM IST
Gyanvapi case: What happened during ASI survey?
During the survey, a structure -- claimed to be a "Shivling" by the Hindu side and a "fountain" by the Muslim side -- was found in the mosque premises on May 16 last year during a court-mandated survey of the mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
19 May 2023, 10:01:17 AM IST
Petition filed in Varanasi court seeks ASI survey of entire Gyanvapi mosque area
A petition has been filed in a court here on Tuesday seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the entire premises of the Gyanvapi complex, and not only the "shivling" as ordered by the Allahabad High Court.
19 May 2023, 09:51:58 AM IST
Allahabad Court's May 12 order on Gyanvapi case
The Allahabad High Court on May 12 ordered determination of the age of the structure claimed to be Shivling in the Gyanvapi mosque using modern technology.
19 May 2023, 09:33:33 AM IST
SC to hear plea challenging Allahabad HC order in Gyanvapi case
The top court has agreed to hear plea challenging the Allahabad High Court's order which has directed a ‘scientific survey’, including carbon dating, of a ‘Shivling’ said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during a videographic survey last year.
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