Today, On 4th July, In the Gyanvapi case, the Allahabad High Court deferred the hearing on the ASI survey of the wuzukhana area, excluding the Shiva Linga, and listed the matter for the next hearing on August 6.
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court postponed the hearing regarding the ASI survey of the wuzukhana (ablution pond) area, excluding the Shiva Linga within the Gyanvapi mosque, to August 6.
During today’s proceedings, a counsel informed the court that the Supreme Court’s interim order was currently in effect.
This order prohibits any court from issuing effective interim or final orders, including those related to surveys, until further notice.
In response to this information, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal adjourned the case, which involves a revision plea submitted by Rakhi Singh, one of the plaintiffs in a Varanasi court.
This plea contests a decision made by a Varanasi judge in October 2023, which denied a request for the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to survey the wuzukhana area, except for the structure that the Hindu side refers to as a Shivling, while Muslims describe it as a fountain, located within the Gyanvapi mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
The Gyanvapi mosque case revolves around a long-standing legal dispute between Hindu and Muslim communities over the Gyanvapi mosque complex, located adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
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The Hindu side claims that the mosque was built on the ruins of an ancient Hindu temple, with historical and religious significance, including the presence of a Jyotirlinga (a symbolic representation of Lord Shiva).
The dispute gained attention in 2021 when a “Shivling” allegedly discovered during a court-mandated survey of the mosque complex. However, the Muslim side maintains that the structure is part of a fountain in the mosque’s ‘wuzukhana‘ (ablution area).
Since then, the Hindu petitioners have been seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey to further investigate the site and verify their claims.
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