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‘Gyanvapi Complex Was Always A Temple’: Hindu Women Petitioners Welcome Allahabad HC Verdict

Curated By: Sanstuti Nath Last Updated: February 26, 2024, 11:35 IST The Muslim side has opposed this claim and maintained that Muslims have always had possession over the mosque’s building (Image: PTI file) Sita Sahu and Manju Vyas– two of the five women at the centre of the Gyanvapi petition welcomed the court’s verdict asserting that there is ample evidence to prove that a temple existed on the mosque premises The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi mosque management committee’s appeals challenging the Varanasi district judge’s orders appointing the district magistrate as the receiver of the “Vyas Tehkhana” southern cellar of the mosque) and allowing “puja” to be performed there. Sita Sahu and Manju Vyas– two of the five women at the centre of the Gyanvapi petition welcomed the court’s verdict asserting that there is ample evidence to prove that a temple existed on the mosque premises. “It (Gyanvapi complex) was always a temple and we are sure we will win,” said Vyas. Sahu and Vyas, along with Laxmi Devi, Rekha Pathak and …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Allahabad HC’s Verdict Today On Plea Against Allowing Hindus To Pray In Vyas Tehkhana

Curated By: Sanstuti Nath Last Updated: February 26, 2024, 08:03 IST The mosque has four ‘tahkhanas’ (cellars) in the basement, of which one is still in the possession of the Vyas family, who used to live there (Photo: News18) The Varanasi district court ruled on January 31 that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque The Allahabad High Court is set to deliver its verdict today in the Gyanvapi Mosque committee’s appeal challenging the Varanasi district judge’s order allowing ‘Puja’ inside the ‘Vyas ka Tehkhana’ (southern cellar of the mosque). A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal on February 15 reserved the judgment after a four-day hearing on the appeal filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC), which looks after the affairs of the mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. The decision will be pronounced at 10 am on Monday (February 26). AIMC Plea on Gyanvapi Cellar: Timeline AIMC had moved the high court on February 2, hours after the Supreme Court refused to …