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Supreme Court transfers Gyanvapi suit proceedings to Varanasi district judge

Social complexities of dispute required a ‘more senior and experienced judicial officer’ at the helm: Bench

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Gyanvapi Masjid: Supreme Court orders transfer of Gyanvapi mosque case to Varanasi district judge

Observing that a “slightly more mature” and “seasoned hand” should handle the Gyanvapi mosque case, the Apex Court suggested that the matter be heard by a district court in Varanasi. Read more on Dynamite News

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Gyanvapi: SC to hear plea for stay on trial court proceedings today

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is under way to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

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SC stalls Gyanvapi proceedings in trial court for a day

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is underway to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

The Times of India

Gyanvapi survey report given to court, may back ‘shivling’ claim

VARANASI: The court-appointed commission tasked with surveying the Gyanvapi mosque complex on Thursday submitted to Varanasi civil judge (senior division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar a 15-page report along with 32GB of video footage and photographs, and a sheaf of maps packed in three sealed boxes. In adherence to a directive from…

The Times of India

Gyanvapi Issue | Supreme Court asks Varanasi court to stop proceedings till it hears case on May 20

The order to the trial court to desist from proceeding further came after senior advocate Huzefa Ahamadi voiced apprehensions that further orders from the lower court may cause irredeemable harm.

The Hindu

Security upped, Gyanvapi pond area now a fortress

VARANASI: The pond area of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, where a shivling was purportedly found during a court-mandated survey last Monday, became a fortress on Wednesday with unauthorised entry cut off much ahead of the protected zone and officials conducting surprise checks in keeping with the Supreme Court’s directive on…

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Sacked official should submit Gyanvapi videography, Hindu plaintiffs tell court

They say report would not be complete without his cooperation, amounting to a legal lapse

The Hindu

Varanasi: Vigil around Gyanpai ‘wuzu' pond area enhanced, officials conduct surprise checks

VARANASI: A day after the Supreme Court ordered the Varanasi district administration to seal off the ‘wuzu' pond (ablution pond) in the Gyanvapi complex where a shivling was purportedly found on Monday during a court-mandated survey, senior administrative and police officials on Wednesday heightened the vigil in the said section…

The Times of India

Varanasi: Vigil around Gyanvapi ‘wuzu' pond area enhanced, officials conduct surprise checks

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Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Hearing deferred due to lawyers’ strike

The Wednesday hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque case may get deferred as lawyers are on strike protesting against a letter issued by the Uttar Pradesh government. Further details on Dynamite News:

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Explained | Gyanvapi and the Places of Worship Act

What has the Supreme Court directed? When is the next hearing on the lawsuit related to the Gyanvapi mosque?

The Hindu

Places of Worship Act does not apply to Gyanvapi, says VHP

“There has been no change in the status of the religious structure since 1947, and Hindus have always performed puja at the site”

The Hindu

‘Mosque’s walls look like temple’: Hindi dailies on ‘Shivling’ in Gyanvapi mosque

The Gyanvapi mosque dispute witnessed a dramatic turn of events on Monday when a “Shivling” was purportedly found in the mosque premises after the conclusion of a court-mandated video survey.

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Gyanvapi complex: ‘Structure’ appeared after pond was drained, says DM

VARANASI: In his application claiming a shivling was found in the ablution pond of the Kashi VishwanathGyanvapi complex, plaintiff Rakhi Singh’s lawyer Harishankar Jain demanded restricting the number of people offering namaz at the mosque to 20 at a time.

The Hindu

Explained | The Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath dispute and the current case

The decades-old Gyanvapi mosque- Kashi Vishwanath case reached the Supreme Court on May 13 after a local court in Varanasi directed that a videography survey at the religious complex be allowed to continue

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi mosque: Survey concludes; report to be submitted on May 17

The final round of videographic survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex was completed on Monday. Full report on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Varanasi: Survey of Gyanvapi complex's basement, western wall completed

VARANASI: A 54-member team, led by advocate commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra, conducted the survey of the Gyanvapi complex basement and the western wall on Saturday.

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The Hindu

Do not change status of places of worship: Chidambaram

Places of Worship Act 1991 was passed by Narasimha Rao government to maintain status quo of religious places, he said, in light of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex inspection.

The Hindu

Basement of Gyanvapi mosque inspected by court-monitored Commissioner

The Commission should complete its inspection and submit a report in court by May 17, ordered civil judge senior division Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Thursday.

The Hindu

Status of places of worship should not be changed, will lead to conflict: Congress leader P. Chidambaram

P. Chidambaram said the Places of Worship Act was passed after deep consideration and the only exception in that Act was to the Ram Janmabhoomi.

The Hindu

Gandhians express concern over Gyanvapi Masjid issue

Society must be guided by the Constitution, says open letter

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi Mosque case: SC refuses to stay survey ordered by Varanasi court

A plea challenging a Varanasi court order for continuing survey at the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex was on Friday challenged before the Supreme Court which refused to put stay on the ongoing survey. Full story on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Will examine Gyanvapi case for listing: CJI

The court rejects the mosque committee’s plea to replace advocate commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra.

The Hindu

Gyanvapi petitioners linked to Hindu right-wing group

They are members of the Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, which has ‘Hindu rashtra’ as its ultimate goal

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