Gyanvapi case: SC says it will await Varanasi court’s decision on mosque committee’s plea

The Supreme Court adjourned the matter till the first week of October.

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· Jul 21, 2022 · 05:43 pm

Gyanvapi case: SC lists plea seeking permission to worship ‘shivling’ found inside mosque

The court listed the matter along with the petition challenging a video survey of the mosque.

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· Jul 18, 2022 · 03:06 pm

Judge who ordered video survey of Gyanvapi mosque says he received threat letter

The letter purportedly stated that no Muslim could expect a correct verdict from him, as he was a Hindu and an idol worshipper.

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· Jun 08, 2022 · 08:22 am

Gyanvapi case: Hindu litigants’ plea violates Places of Worship Act, mosque panel tells court

The 1991 Act stipulates that the ‘religious character’ of holy places would remain the same as it was on the day of Independence.

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· May 30, 2022 · 05:20 pm

Gyanvapi case: Hearing adjourned till July 8 on Hindutva body’s plea to offer prayers at mosque

The fast-track court said it would not be justified to pass the ruling without giving the mosque committee a chance to argue in the case.

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· May 30, 2022 · 05:17 pm

‘It will be a bulldozer this time’: In Varanasi, Hindutva groups impatient for Gyanvapi demolition

But most ordinary Hindus in Varanasi would rather leave it to the courts to decide the mosque’s fate. They do not want a riot.

Aishwarya Iyer

· May 30, 2022 · 03:30 pm

Gyanvapi mosque panel urges court not to release survey footage in public domain

The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee said that parties unrelated to the proceedings have filed applications seeking videos and photographs from the survey.

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· May 29, 2022 · 10:57 am

Gyanvapi case: Rumours being spread about shivling to invoke citizens’ sentiments, says mosque panel

The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee said that it has not been proven that the object found in mosque was in fact a shivling.

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· May 26, 2022 · 04:20 pm

Behind Gyanvapi’s women petitioners, a network of men who have long fought for Hindutva causes

The bid to lay claim to the site of the 17th-century mosque did not start with the five women.

Aishwarya Iyer

· May 26, 2022 · 06:30 am