Gyanvapi Masjid Case

A court has granted permission for 'puja' at one of the 'Tehkhana' in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex

In a key development in the legal battle surrounding Varanasi's Gyanvapi Masjid, a district court yesterday allowed members of a family of priests to pray in one of the cellars in the mosque complex.

The Allahabad High Court today rejected all petitions by the mosque committee in the Gyanvapi case and asked a Varanasi court to complete hearing in the matter within six months.

The Archaeological Survey of India will continue its survey to determine if the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi was built on a temple, the Allahabad High Court ruled today.

The Varanasi Court today allowed a "scientific survey" of the entire Gyanvapi mosque premises, except the 'wuzukhana' area which was sealed on the Supreme Court's directions, by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

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.

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the scientific survey to determine age of purported 'Shivling' found at Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, underscoring that "we need to tread carefully in this matter".

The Allahabad High Court has fixed Dec 5 for further hearing on a Gyanvapi masjid management's petition challenging a court order on the maintainability of a plea seeking permission to offer regular prayers to idols of deities in the complex.

A petition seeking that prayers be allowed to the "Shivaling" found inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque complex, will be heard by a local court.

A Varanasi court is set to rule on the validity of a petition that seeks a ban on entry of Muslims to the Gyanvapi Mosque premises.

The Allahabad High Court will hear on Wednesday the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's petition challenging the Varanasi district court's September 12 order.

There will be no carbon dating to determine the age of what is said to be a "Shivling" at Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque, the city's top judge ruled, rejecting a request by a group of women - Shiva devotees - who want to pray inside the mosque complex.

A Varanasi court is expected to decide today whether scientific investigation including carbon dating will be held on a purported 'Shivling' found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

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 Gyanvapi verdict by a Varanasi court on Monday prompted celebrations by Hindu women who had filed petitions seeking the right to worship Maa Shringar Gauri on the outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque complex next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.

A court has granted permission for 'puja' at one of the 'Tehkhana' in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex

In a key development in the legal battle surrounding Varanasi's Gyanvapi Masjid, a district court yesterday allowed members of a family of priests to pray in one of the cellars in the mosque complex.

The Allahabad High Court today rejected all petitions by the mosque committee in the Gyanvapi case and asked a Varanasi court to complete hearing in the matter within six months.

The Archaeological Survey of India will continue its survey to determine if the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi was built on a temple, the Allahabad High Court ruled today.

The Varanasi Court today allowed a "scientific survey" of the entire Gyanvapi mosque premises, except the 'wuzukhana' area which was sealed on the Supreme Court's directions, by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

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.

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the scientific survey to determine age of purported 'Shivling' found at Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, underscoring that "we need to tread carefully in this matter".

The Allahabad High Court has fixed Dec 5 for further hearing on a Gyanvapi masjid management's petition challenging a court order on the maintainability of a plea seeking permission to offer regular prayers to idols of deities in the complex.

A petition seeking that prayers be allowed to the "Shivaling" found inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque complex, will be heard by a local court.

A Varanasi court is set to rule on the validity of a petition that seeks a ban on entry of Muslims to the Gyanvapi Mosque premises.

The Allahabad High Court will hear on Wednesday the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's petition challenging the Varanasi district court's September 12 order.

There will be no carbon dating to determine the age of what is said to be a "Shivling" at Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque, the city's top judge ruled, rejecting a request by a group of women - Shiva devotees - who want to pray inside the mosque complex.

A Varanasi court is expected to decide today whether scientific investigation including carbon dating will be held on a purported 'Shivling' found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

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 Gyanvapi verdict by a Varanasi court on Monday prompted celebrations by Hindu women who had filed petitions seeking the right to worship Maa Shringar Gauri on the outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque complex next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.