Gyanvapi Masjid Case: No Merit in Petition Filed by Muslim Side, Rules Varanasi Court

Gyanvapi Masjid Case Verdict: Ahead of the verdict by the Varanasi district court, prohibitory orders were clamped under Section 144 in Varanasi to avoid any kind of violent situation and maintain law and order in the city.

Author: India.com News Desk Edited by: Rajashree Seal

Updated: September 12, 2022, 2:39 PM IST

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A single bench of district Judge AK Vishvesh delivering the verdict in the Gyanvapi Shrinagar Gauri dispute case holds case is maintainable

Varanasi: Delivering the verdict in the Gyanvapi Shrinagar Gauri dispute case, a single bench of district Judge AK Vishvesh of the Varanasi district court has said that the case is ‘maintainable’. The court rejected the Muslim side’s petition and said the suit is maintainable. The next hearing of the case is fixed for September 22, informed Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case.

Soon after the hearing, Sohan Lal Arya, a petitioner of the case said, “It’s a win for the Hindu community. The next hearing is on Sep 22. It’s a foundation stone for the Gyanvapi temple. Appeal to people to maintain peace.”The Varanasi district court was hearing whether a case filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to worship at Shringar Gauri and other deities in the Gyanvapi mosque compound, located next to the famous Kashi Viswanath temple, is “maintainable” or not.

Ahead of the verdict, prohibitory orders were clamped under Section 144 in Varanasi to avoid any kind of violent situation and maintain law and order in the city.

WHAT IS THE GYANVAPI MASJID CASE

Five women had filed the petition seeking permission for daily worship of Hindu deities whose idols are said to be located on an outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque. The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee has said the Gyanvapi mosque is a Waqf property and has questioned the maintainability of the plea.

Madan Mohan Yadav, a lawyer of the Hindu side, had said that the mosque was constructed after demolishing the temple. The case is being heard by the district court following an apex court order. Earlier, a lower court had ordered a videography survey of the complex. The survey work was completed on May 16 and the report was presented in the court on May 19.

The Hindu side had claimed in the lower court that a Shivling was found during the videography survey of the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex but it was contested by the Muslim side. The Muslim side has questioned the maintainability of the petition and on Monday sought time to present its reply. The court granted it permission and posted the matter for next hearing on September 13.

Following the directive of the Supreme Court to decide the maintainability of case 693/2021 on priority, the district judge started the hearings on May 20.