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Gyanvapi case: SC retains status quo; Hindu worship to continue in cellar while Muslims offer namaaz in mosque and courtyard

Supreme Court refuses to stay Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque, orders status quo on namaz, seeks temple trustees' response.

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Allahabad HC dismisses Gyanvapi mosque committee’s plea against puja in cellar

Allahabad High Court verdict on plea against prayers at Gyanvapi’s Vyas Tehkhana

The Hindu

A sense of disquiet in Varanasi

With a district court allowing Hindus to conduct pujas in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque, tensions have risen between the two communities. A report on the social and structural changes in an ancient city, which have divided people

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Varanasi court to hear plea for ASI survey of all cellars in Gyanvapi mosque

Gyanvapi Mosque ASI survey: Varanasi court allows Hindu prayers in one cellar, while another plea seeks archaeological survey in remaining cellars.

The Hindu

In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes

A high court will hear the Mughal-era mosque’s case on February 6 after a local court allowed Hindu prayers inside.

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Fresh application in court for ASI survey of all the remaining cellars in Gyanvapi mosque

Hindu plaintiff seeks survey of remaining cellars in disputed Gyanvapi mosque, challenging court's order allowing puja.

The Hindu

The legal dispute over Varanasi, Mathura mosques | Explained

Why is the spotlight back on the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991?

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Allahabad HC declines stay on Varanasi court order allowing Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque

Allahabad High Court on Friday denied the stay on the Varanasi Court order that allowed the Hindu side to offer prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Allahabad HC refuses any interim relief to Muslims; puja to continue inside Gyanvapi mosque

The Allahabad High Court did not grant immediate relief to the Gyanvapi Masjid committee challenging Hindu prayers in the mosque's cellar.

The Hindu

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing on plea of Gyanvapi management against Hindu prayers in mosque cellar

Allahabad High Court adjourns hearing on appeal against Varanasi court's order allowing Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque.

The Hindu

Puja performed inside Gyanvapi mosque complex; Muslim side challenges order in Allahabad HC

After the Varanasi Court allowed the Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, the barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque were opened, and daily arti and puja were performed early in the morning on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Daily puja started in 'Vyas parivar Tehkhana'," Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain

After the Varanasi Court allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Varanasi court permits Hindu side to offer prayers at Gyanvapi mosque complex

In a major victory for the Hindu side, a Varanasi court on Wednesday allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the 'Vyas Ka Tekhana' area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gyanvapi mosque case raises a challenge to the Places of Worship Act

Gyanvapi mosque dispute: Calls to hand over Gyanvapi mosque to Hindus despite appeals to protect religious character under 1991 Act.

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Gyanvapi Mosque Security Heightened Post ASI Report Release

Security measures have been beefed up outside the Gyanvapi mosque, a day after the ASI report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex revealed there "existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure". Read further on Dynamite News:

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Morning Digest | 132 Padma awards this year, Centre announces on eve of Republic Day; There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque, ASI survey says, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 26, 2024

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There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque: Archaeological Survey of India

An Archaeological Survey of India report has concluded that there existed a Hindu temple prior to the construction Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

The Hindu

Wazukhana survey | Allahabad High Court judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court's order

Allahabad High Court judge Justice Manish Kumar Nigam on January 24 recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Varanasi district court’s refusal to direct the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake a survey of the ‘wazukhana’ area except the ‘Shivling’ inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

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Varanasi court to decide on making ASI survey report on Gyanvapi mosque public on January 6

Varanasi court to rule on January 6 on making ASI survey report on Gyanvapi mosque public. Hindu and Muslim sides to receive copies.

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Legitimising revanchism: On the Gyanvapi case and the Allahabad High Court

The judiciary must stay committed to the constitutional vision of secularism and enforce the statutory bar on converting or reconverting the status of places of worship.

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Gyanvapi verdict: Varanasi Court to present ASI scientific report today

The Varanasi district Court will present the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) scientific report on the Gyanvapi mosque survey today. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Allahabad HC says Gyanvapi title suit not barred by Places of Worship Act, rejects plea of Muslim side

Allahabad High Court rules civil suits by Hindu petitioners seeking temple restoration at Gyanvapi mosque not barred.

The Hindu

ASI submits Gyanvapi mosque survey report before Varanasi court in a sealed cover

The Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath dispute: The ASI carried out the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi premises, located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.

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ASI submits Gyanvapi survey report before Varanasi court in sealed cover

On the other hand, a petition has been moved by the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee (which manages Gyanvapi Mosque) seeking information about the survey report. Read further on Dynamite news:

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ASI granted one more week by Varanasi court to submit Gyanvapi survey report

This comes after ASI asked for one week's time to file the survey report. The court fixed December 18 as the next date of hearing in the matter. Read further on Dynamite News:

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