Gyanvapi mosque case: SC puts ASI survey on hold till Wednesday 5 pm
First Published: 24th July, 2023 13:46 IST
The bench said the order was passed to give some breathing time to the Muslim side to approach the Allahabad High Court
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that Varanasi district court order of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temples, shall not be enforced till 5 pm of July 26.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud says that in the meantime mosque committee shall move the Allahabad High Court with its plea against the district court’s order.
The bench said the order was passed to give some breathing time to the Muslim side to approach the Allahabad High Court.
Gyanvapi mosque management committee, Anjuman Intezamia Masajid, mentioned the matter before the CJI seeking a stay on the July 21 order of the district court.
Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi sought a stay on the ASI survey of the mosque complex saying the top court had earlier stayed the carbon dating of the structure, claimed as “shivling” by the Hindi side, found in the ablution pond of the mosque during a court-mandated survey in May 2022.
“What is the tearing hurry, this place has been a mosque since the 1500s? there must be status quo order,” Ahmadi asked the bench.
During the hearing the apex court recorded the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Uttar Pradesh government, saying it appears ASI is not carrying out any excavation as ordered by the district court and no excavation is contemplated for a week.
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