Supreme Court denies plea to worship ‘Shivling’ in Gyanvapi mosque

A bench presided over by Justices D Y Chandrachud deferred the hearing on a plea by Committee of Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Varanasi to October

The Supreme Court Thursday preferred to wait for the decision of the district court on maintainability of a suit related to the Gyanvapi mosque at Varanasi. It also said the objections made by the Muslim side on the appointment of court commissioner

In a related development, the court declined to entertain a separate plea to offer prayers to the ‘Shivling’ purportedly found during the survey by the court commissioner within a mosque complex.  A bench presided over by Justices D Y Chandrachud de…

On May 17, the top court had directed the District Magistrate of Varanasi to ensure protection of the area inside the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex where the ‘Shivling’ was found and allowed Muslims to offer ‘namaz’ and perform religious observance…