'Gyanvapi mosque survey against spirit of Supreme Court,' says petitioner; CJI says THIS...
ASI survey. The plea opposes the Varanasi district court's order for an Archeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the mosque complext. The mosque is located adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
SC hearing will beging 11:15 am. The submissions made by the senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi in the matter were read by a bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud on Monday. After wards, the bench agreed to hear the matter on urgent basis at 2:00 pm on Monday.
"We will hear it (the plea) at 2 pm," the bench said. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been ordered to get instructions on whether ASI is doing any excavation work during the survey or not. He was also ordered to inform the ASI team to there should be any “invasive work" or excavation at the site.
Also Read: Gyanvapi Mosque: Petitioner seeks euthanasia approval from Prez citing harassment, says ‘entire Hindu society has. . .’ The 30-member ASI team began its survey inside the premises of the religious structure on Monday in morning.
The survey is intended to determine if the mosque was buillt on top of an ancient Hindu temple or not. In their application, the Muslim petitioners have said that similar directions for the ASI survey were earlier deferred by the Supreme Court. The plea also mentioned that the order for a survey also includes excavation of the entire premises.
This survey is bound to impede access of Muslims to the mosque. Also Read: Gyanvapi Mosque Case: SC stays Allahabad HC order allowing scientific survey of ‘Shivling’ To impede the survey, the Muslim side is seeking an urgent listing of the plea due to the recent order by a district court directing an ASI survey in the Gyanvapi mosque premises. The petitioners are also challenging the Allahbad High
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