Survey of Gyanvapi wuzukhana: HC defers case hearing to Aug 6
The counsel for the parties submitted that matter is still engaging the attention of the Supreme Court and the interim order is still operational.
The Supreme Court in its interim order had barred any court from passing effective interim orders or final orders including orders directing surveys, etc, till its further directions.
Following the submission, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal adjourned the matter while acting in a revision plea filed by Rakhi Singh, who is one of the plaintiffs before a Varanasi court.
The petition has been filed challenging a Varanasi district judge order of Oct 2023 whereby he had refused to direct the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake a survey of the wuzukhana area except for the structure which the Hindu side calls a Shiv Linga while the Muslims describe it as a fountain, inside the Gyanvapi mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
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