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SC seeks Gyanvapi Masjid Committee's response on plea for ASI survey of sealed area

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice to the Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, which manages the mosque in the Gyanvapi complex and others on the application filed by some worshippers. Read further on Dynamite News:

Varanasi Court dismisses survey for Hindu side's plea at Gyanvapi complex

Varanasi Court dismisses Hindu side's plea for additional ASI survey at Gyanvapi complex. Read further on Dynamite News:

Gyanvapi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea challenging Hindu worshippers' 1991 suit

Gyanvapi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea challenging Hindu worshippers' 1991 suit

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected the petitions filed by the Muslim side, challenging the maintainability of the civil suit filed with regard to the ownership of the Varanasi Gyanvapi complex and the validity of the Allahabad High Court ordering a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India. Read…

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ASI gets 10 more days from Varanasi court to submit Gyanvapi survey report

The next date of hearing is December 11. It is the sixth extension given by the court to the ASI to submit its report.

Gyanvapi mosque complex: ASI again seeks more time to submit scientific survey report

Archaeological Survey of India seeks 3 weeks from Varanasi court to submit report on Gyanvapi Mosque complex. Court to hear plea on Nov 29. ASI needs time to assimilate data from experts and surveyors. Report to determine if 17th-century mosque was built on pre-existing Hindu temple.

Gyanvapi survey: ASI granted further four weeks’ time to submit report

The court has now granted four more weeks to the ASI to complete the survey and submit its report.

Gyanvapi mosque | Fresh plea in court to order ASI survey inside Wazukhana

Hindu petitioner files plea in Varanasi court for ASI survey of Gyanvapi Mosque, excluding Shiva Linga, to ascertain religious character of property on Aug. 15, 1947. Petitioner also seeks to preserve artefacts found during survey. ASI survey underway, courts refusing to stay it.

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A scientific survey at Gyanvapi, its limits

A scientific survey at Gyanvapi, its limits

It is important to understand the working principles of the scientific methods used in such surveys, their abilities, and their limitations

Asaduddin Owaisi hopes ASI report on Gyanvapi will not open floodgates for "thousand Babris"

Asaduddin Owaisi hopes ASI report on Gyanvapi will not open floodgates for "thousand Babris"

AIMIM chief Owaisi worries that ASI reports on Gyanvapi issue may open floodgates for a thousand Babris. The Supreme Court asked ASI not to take any invasive act. Owaisi hopes Supreme Court's Ayodhya judgement on Places of Worship Act will not be dishonoured.

Supreme Court: No stay on ASI survey of Gyanvapi Mosque complex

Supreme Court: No stay on ASI survey of Gyanvapi Mosque complex

The Supreme Court bench also turned down the Gyanvapi mosque management committee's plea to keep the survey report confidential until the court decides the maintainability of the suit by the Hindu side. Read further on Dynamite News:

Gyanvapi row | ASI team starts work on scientific survey of mosque complex in U.P.'s Varanasi

Gyanvapi row | ASI team starts work on scientific survey of mosque complex in U.P.'s Varanasi

ASI begins survey of Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi to determine if 17th-century mosque was built over pre-existing Hindu temple. Representatives of Hindu petitioners present under security. Allahabad High Court upholds district court order, ruling it necessary for justice. Mosque stands next to Kashi Vishwanath temple.

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee moves SC challenging Allahabad HC order allowing ASI survey

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee moves SC challenging Allahabad HC order allowing ASI survey

Hours after the Allahabad High Court allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee has moved to the Supreme Court challenging the verdict. Read further on dynamite news:

Gyanvapi mosque management moves High Court over ASI survey

Gyanvapi mosque management moves High Court over ASI survey

HC hears plea against district court order to survey Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi to determine if temple existed at same spot. The Supreme Court halted the ASI survey till 5 pm July 26, allowing time for mosque management to appeal.

Gyanvapi Mosque row | SC stays ASI survey of premises till July 26 evening

Gyanvapi Mosque row | SC stays ASI survey of premises till July 26 evening

The Supreme Court on July 24 gave the Central Government time till 11.15 a. m. to find out what exactly the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is doing following a Varanasi court order on Friday to conduct a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath…

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Gyanvapi Row: SC To Set Up Bench On Friday To Hear Gyanvapi Kashi Vishwanath Case

The Supreme Court agreed to set up a bench on Friday to hear the Gyanvapi Kashi Vishwanath case. Read on for details:

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court to pronounce verdict today, Sec 144 imposed

The decision relates to the maintainability of Hindu women's plea seeking permission to worship Hindu deities in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex. Read more on Dynamite News

Amish Tripathi’s ahistorical fantasy, brought to you by NDTV

On the evening of May 17, NDTV invited Amish Tripathi, a writer of fantasy fiction, to discuss whether India should go digging up the past vis-à-vis the Gyanvapi mosque. What ensued was 17 minutes of a pantomime where Tripathi made a series of ahistorical statements. Unsurprisingly, since he is by…

Gyanvapi survey: 12.8 feet long Shivling found in the complex, claims Hindu side

The Varanasi civil court has directed the district authorities to seal the place of 'Shivling' immediately and ensure its safety. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Videography survey resumes at Gyanvapi mosque

The videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi resumed on Saturday amid tight security arrangements, officials said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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