Allahabad HC defers Gyanvapi Wazukhana survey hearing to July 20

The Allahabad High Court adjourned till July 20 the hearing on a plea seeking an ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque’s wazukhana area, excluding the disputed structure claimed as a Shivling by Hindus and a fountain by the Muslim side

Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Thursday adjourned till July 20 the hearing of a case wherein an ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque’s wazukhana area has been sought, as the matter is pending before the Supreme Court.

The ASI survey has been sought for the wazukhana area, excluding the structure described by the Hindu side as a Shivlinga and the Muslim side as a fountain. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal is hearing the civil revision petition filed by Rakhi Singh, one of the plaintiffs, before a Varanasi court.

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The court ordered that, as the counsel for the parties informed that the matter is engaging the attention of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in view of said fact, the hearing of the case is adjourned.

The order was passed in a Civil Revision filed by Rakhi Singh challenging the Varanasi District Judge’s order dated October 21, 2023, who had refused to direct the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake a survey of the Wazukhana area except for the ‘Shiva Linga inside the Gyanvapi Mosque. Rakhi Singh is one of the plaintiffs in the Shringar Gauri Worshipping suit before the Varanasi court.