Gyanvapi mosque case: Varanasi court to decide course of action today
On Monday, only the applicants and their lawyers were allowed to enter the courtroom for the hearing
Directed by the Supreme Court to decide "on priority" pending proceedings related to the Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath row, the Varanasi District Judge, who heard the matter Monday, will decide Tuesday the future course of action and the question of maintainability of the suit.
Last Friday, the Supreme Court said the application filed by the Committee of Management of Anjuman Intezamia Masajid, Varanasi, challenging the maintainability of the suit by five Hindu women, seeking the right to worship at Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal on the outer wall of the mosque complex, "shall be decided on priority by the District Judge upon the transfer of the suit".
It also said that "ascertainment of the religious character of a place is not barred" by the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
On Monday, only the applicants and their lawyers were allowed to enter the courtroom for the hearing which began shortly after 2 pm.
