Gyanvapi dispute: The Supreme Court will set up a bench to hear the Gyanvapi case at 3 pm on Friday. Hindu side has sought extension of a court order that protects the area where Shivling was reportedly found. The court order expires on Saturday November 12.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the submissions of advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for some Hindu devotees. Jain said the Shivling would be at risk once the court order is vacated on November 12. To this, the CJI said, “”Tomorrow we will hear this at 3 pm. A new bench will be constituted.
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SC directive
The Supreme Court had earlier said its interim order of May 17, directing protection of the area where the Shivling is said to be found and allowing Muslims to offer namaz on the mosque premises, shall remain in operation till the maintainability of the suit filed by the mosque committee is decided by the district judge and thereafter, for eight weeks to allow the aggrieved parties to approach a higher court.
The Supreme Court had earlier ordered protection of the area where the ‘shivling’ was found inside Gyanvapi Mosque Complex.
A district court in Varanasi has upheld the plea seeking permission for daily worship of idols of Hindu deities located on an outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque. After the order, the mosque committee moved the Allahabad High Court on October 15.
The Gyanvapi case
The case started from a petition filed in August 2021 by five Hindu devotees seeking right to routinely worship Shringar Gauri and other Hindu idols on the outer walls of Gyanvapi Mosque.
In the hearing of the petition, a videography survey was ordered. During the survey, the ‘Shivling’ was found close to the “wazookhana” —ablution pond— in the mosque. It is this ‘Shivling’ whose carbon dating was sought. The mosque committee opposed this, saying it was not a Shivling but a fountain.
After upholding the plea seeking permission for daily worship of idols, the court is set to render its verdict on the Hindu side’s plea on November 14.
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