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.
The Allahabad High Court, under Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, postponed a hearing regarding a petition by Rakhi Singh challenging a Varanasi judge’s October 2023 order denying an ASI survey of the Wazukhana in the Gyanvapi mosque. The new hearing date is set for November 8, 2023.
Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal of the Allahabad High Court has scheduled the next hearing for the Gyanvapi Case on September 9. The Anjuman Intezamia Committee argued that an ASI survey of the Wazukhana in the Gyanvapi Mosque is not permissible due to a Supreme Court order. Petitioner Rakhi Singh challenged the denial of the ASI survey.
