Team News Riveting
New Delhi, May 17
The Supreme Court today ordered that the area where the shivling has been found inside Gyanvapi mosque shall be protected and at the same time Muslims be allowed entry for namaz or religious observances.
The Apex Court on Tuesday heard the plea of the management of Gyanvapi mosque against the survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh. The Muslim panel has opposed the survey ordered by a lower court.
Besides three court-appointed advocate commissioners, five lawyers each from the two sides and an assistant were in the team that conducted the survey and videography.
The Supreme Court had on Friday last refused to grant an interim order of status quo on the survey.
A local court in Varanasi on Monday directed the Varanasi district administration to seal the spot in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex where a Shivling was reportedly found during a court-mandated videography survey that concluded after three days.
The Supreme Court today ordered that the area where shivling has been found shall be protected and shall not in any manner restrict or impede the entry of Muslims to mosque for namaz or religious observances.
The next hearing has been scheduled on Thursday.
