Varanasi court reserves order for July 21 on plea seeking scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque

A court in Varanasi on Friday reserved its order for July 21 on a petition seeking a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was asked in the petition submitted by the Hindu side of the case to survey the entire Gyanvapi mosque complex.

"We had put before the court the demand for an archaeological and scientific investigation of the entire Gyanvapi complex except the 'vajukhana'. After hearing both sides, the court reserved the verdict for July 21," said Vishnu Shankar Jain, the counsel for the Hindu side.

According to Jain, the only way to settle the conflict between the Gyanvapi mosque and the Kashi Vishwanath temple is to conduct an archaeological survey of the entire mosque complex.


(With inputs from PTI)