Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, February 24 – The Allahabad High Court has postponed the hearing of a petition seeking an additional survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The decision to adjourn the case was taken in light of a directive from the Supreme Court, which has instructed courts across India not to issue any orders related to lawsuits concerning religious places.
A Varanasi sessions court dismissed a plea seeking an FIR against Akhilesh Yadav and Asaduddin Owaisi for making controversial comments linked to the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque case. The court ruled no cognizable offense was established, rejecting advocate Harishankar Pandey’s claims of the leaders inciting communal tension and hurting Hindu sentiments.
