The Supreme Court of India on Monday declined to issue a stay on the Hindu prayers being conducted in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, while simultaneously calling for a response from the Kashi Vishwanath Temple trustees regarding a petition filed by the mosque management Continue Reading
In a significant ruling today, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition by the Gyanvapi mosque committee, challenging the Varanasi district court’s decision that allowed Hindu prayers in a cellar of the mosque, known as the “Vyas Tehkhana”. The Varanasi district court had last month accepted the plea of Shailendra Kumar Pathak, who argued that […]Continue Reading
In a significant development in the ongoing Gyanvapi mosque dispute, the Allahabad High Court is set to hear a challenge by the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee against a Varanasi district court’s decision. The Varanasi court had recently permitted Hindu devotees to offer prayers at the ‘Vyas Tehkana’ or the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi structure, marking Continue Reading
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has temporarily paused the Allahabad High Court’s order permitting a court-monitored survey of the 17th-century Shahi Idgah Mosque located in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. This decision, akin to the recent survey conducted at the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, has ignited tensions between Hindu and Muslim communities. Hindu Continue Reading
The three-day videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, was completed a day before the case’s next hearing in court. The final day of filming began this morning amid increased security and restrictions in the vicinity of the complex. “Today, the survey commission completed its work. It has meticulously filmed every […]Continue Reading