The Allahabad high court dismissed a civil revision petition filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC) challenging the maintainability of a suit filed by Hindu women before a Varanasi court seeking the right to worship Shringar Gauri and other deities in Gyanvapi mosque compound.
Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi, an advocate representing the Hindu side on the Gyanvapi case, said, “We are sure that the whole premise is of the temple only...the result of the survey will be favourable to us."
Earlier on Friday, the Varanasi district court issued a ruling demanding an extensive investigation of the Gyanvapi Masjid by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The purpose of this survey is to determine whether the mosque was constructed on top of a pre-existing Hindu temple.
The court stated that conducting a scientific examination is crucial to reveal the authentic historical facts surrounding the site.
The mosque management panel had boycotted the survey. Maulana Abdul Batin Nomani, general secretary of Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, said no one from the Muslim side was present on the premises while the ASI survey was underway.
The survey coincided with the Supreme Court hearing on a petition filed by the mosque management committee. The petition challenges the Allahabad High Court's decision, which upheld the right of five Hindu women to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque.
The Muslim side is seeking an urgent listing of the plea in light of the recent order by a district court directing an ASI survey in the Gyanvapi mosque premises.
The advocates representing five Hindu women seeking the right to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex called the Allahabad high court's Wednesday ruling a “huge win” and asserted that soon a temple of Lord Shiva will be constructed at the site.
