Allahabad High Court will give its verdict on August 3 in the Gyanvapi case, the survey will continue
ज्ञानवापी मामले में अब तीन अगस्त को फैसला सुनाएगी इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट, सर्वे पर रोक रहेगी जारी
The Allahabad High Court reserved its decision on Thursday in the Gyanvapi survey case. The court will give its verdict on August 3. Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Pritinkar Diwakar completed the hearing on Thursday in the matter of scientific survey of Gyanvapi campus in Varanasi. On completion of the hearing, he said that the verdict will be pronounced on August 3, till then the survey will be stayed.
Before this, the temple and the mosque side argued fiercely. Historical facts were kept along with legal facts. At the start of the hearing, the Additional Director of the Archaeological Department of India (ASI) told the court that the ASI was not going to excavate any part. He was replying to the Chief Justice’s question.
The Chief Justice asked what do you mean by excavation? The ASI official replied that any activity related to dating and archaeological activities is called excavation, but we are not going to dig any part of the monument. After hearing all the parties, the court reserved its decision till August 3 and said that till the decision is taken, the stay on the ASI’s survey will remain in force.
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain of the temple side said that the temple spire has been covered with a dome and the Jyotirlinga with a new construction. On May 16, 2022, the Advocate Commissioner conducted the survey. Many facts came to the fore. There is a swastika on the pillar, symbols of a Hindu temple have been found. He said that ASI has the instrument, can investigate. They have expert engineers. This was done in the Ram Mandir case.
The mosque side reiterated that the Places of Worship Act, 1991 is not maintainable. Change is prohibited. Senior advocate SFA Naqvi, appearing for Anjuman Intejamia Varanasi, said that there is a stay on the change in the status of religious places on 15 Aug 47. Under Section 3 of the Act, no person will be able to change the nature of the place of worship. The suit filed in 2021 is bar from this Act (Places of Worship Act), not maintainable. deserves to be rejected. This is the condition of the building since 1947, which cannot be changed. There is a demand for excavation in the application and the court order also mentions about the excavation. Court cannot collect evidence. The plaintiff has to present evidence.
Earlier, Prabhash Tripathi, counsel for Vadini (Rakhi Singh and others) said that there are photographs, which clearly shows that the temple is there. The High Court has said in the verdict that the plaintiff has the legal right to see Shringar Gauri, Hanuman, Ganesha’s worship.
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