Gyanvapi Dispute

Another disputed temple-mosque site will come under the lens of the Archaeological Survey of India after Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque. This time, it is the Bhojshala at Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, where it has to conduct a survey.

The building of Ram temple in the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya has triggered a 'me-too' focus on other key pilgrim centres in the country -- like Mathura and Varanasi -- and on its heels, has come the demand to repeal the Places Of Worship Act.

The Hindu side on Monday filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking the de-sealing of the 'wazukhana' area in the Gyanvapi complex, following the Archaeological Survey of India's survey findings at the mosque.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday claimed the ASI survey report has "reconfirmed" that the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi was constructed after demolishing a "magnificent temple" at the site and demanded that the structure be declared a Hindu

A Varanasi court will today decide whether the 'scientific survey' report in the Gyanvapi case submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India should be given to petitioner's side.

Gyanvapi Scientific Survey: The Archaeological Survey of India has asked for a 15-day extension to file its report on the survey of the contentious Gyanvapi mosque complex.

A petitioner in the Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque case has written to the President of India requesting euthanasia, days after announcing her withdrawal from the case, in what appears to be the result of a dispute between the litigants.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea on a dispute involving the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on November 10.

A court's decision to hear a plea by five Hindu women for year-round worship rights in Varanasi's Gyanvapi Masjid complex sets in motion another case with overlaps between religion, politics, and the law. The case will now be heard on September 22.

The judge who ordered a video survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complexin Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi told authorities on Tuesday that he had received a "threat letter", purportedly from "an organisation called Islamic Aagaz Movement".

Disputes over the mosque in Kashi or Varanasi and Mathura have been in the headlines in the last month with court battles being fought over the status of these mosques located right next to prominent temples.

Dharma Sansad: After the Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque row, a Dharma Sansad is being organised in Maharashtra's Nashik to resolve a dispute regarding the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.

"The Muslim side's arguments on the maintainability of the case remained incomplete today, which they will continue on May 30 -- the date fixed by the court for the next hearing," said District Government Counsel Rana Sanjeev Singh.

The report of the filming of the Gyanvapi Masjid was submitted to a court this morning in a case involving a request by Hindu petitioners to worship idols inside the mosque complex.

A court-appointed official and a team of lawyers carried out an inspection at a mosque in Varanasi yesterday in connection with a plea for access to a Hindu shrine behind it.

Another disputed temple-mosque site will come under the lens of the Archaeological Survey of India after Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque. This time, it is the Bhojshala at Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, where it has to conduct a survey.

The building of Ram temple in the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya has triggered a 'me-too' focus on other key pilgrim centres in the country -- like Mathura and Varanasi -- and on its heels, has come the demand to repeal the Places Of Worship Act.

The Hindu side on Monday filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking the de-sealing of the 'wazukhana' area in the Gyanvapi complex, following the Archaeological Survey of India's survey findings at the mosque.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday claimed the ASI survey report has "reconfirmed" that the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi was constructed after demolishing a "magnificent temple" at the site and demanded that the structure be declared a Hindu

A Varanasi court will today decide whether the 'scientific survey' report in the Gyanvapi case submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India should be given to petitioner's side.

Gyanvapi Scientific Survey: The Archaeological Survey of India has asked for a 15-day extension to file its report on the survey of the contentious Gyanvapi mosque complex.

A petitioner in the Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque case has written to the President of India requesting euthanasia, days after announcing her withdrawal from the case, in what appears to be the result of a dispute between the litigants.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea on a dispute involving the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on November 10.

A court's decision to hear a plea by five Hindu women for year-round worship rights in Varanasi's Gyanvapi Masjid complex sets in motion another case with overlaps between religion, politics, and the law. The case will now be heard on September 22.

The judge who ordered a video survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complexin Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi told authorities on Tuesday that he had received a "threat letter", purportedly from "an organisation called Islamic Aagaz Movement".

Disputes over the mosque in Kashi or Varanasi and Mathura have been in the headlines in the last month with court battles being fought over the status of these mosques located right next to prominent temples.

Dharma Sansad: After the Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque row, a Dharma Sansad is being organised in Maharashtra's Nashik to resolve a dispute regarding the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.

"The Muslim side's arguments on the maintainability of the case remained incomplete today, which they will continue on May 30 -- the date fixed by the court for the next hearing," said District Government Counsel Rana Sanjeev Singh.

The report of the filming of the Gyanvapi Masjid was submitted to a court this morning in a case involving a request by Hindu petitioners to worship idols inside the mosque complex.

A court-appointed official and a team of lawyers carried out an inspection at a mosque in Varanasi yesterday in connection with a plea for access to a Hindu shrine behind it.