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‘Will challege it in High Court,’ says Muslim side lawyer on Gyanvapi verdict | Latest News India

Reacting to Varanasi court’s order on Wednesday allowing Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana’ area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Muslim side lawyer Akhlaq Ahmed said that they will approach the Allahabad High Court to challenge Varanasi Court’s decision. Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.(HT File) Akhlaq Ahmed said, “We will approach the Allahabad High Court against the decision. The order has overlooked the Advocate Commissioner report of 2022, ASI’s report, and the decision of 1937, which was in our favour. Hindu side has not placed any evidence that prayers were held before 1993. There is no such idol in the place.” Catch the complete coverage of Budget 2024 only on HT. Explore now! Advocate Merajuddin Siddiqui said he would go to higher courts regarding this order. READ | ‘Pillars from old temple…’: What ASI survey said about Gyanvapi mosque cellars in Varanasi “I will not accept any such order. The District Magistrate and the District President are both working hand in glove. We will fight it legally. This is happening to get …

Varanasi court to decide on Jan 24 whether to make public ASI report on Gyanvapi mosque complex | Latest News India

Varanasi (UP), Jan 6 (PTI) A Varanasi court on Saturday fixed January 24 for deciding whether to make public the sealed Archeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex survey and provide copies to the parties. HT Image The order to this effect was given by District Judge A K Vishvesh, Madan Mohan Yadav, counsel for the Hindu side, said. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here The counsel of the Hindu and Muslim sides and the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) were present in the court. Following a July 21 order of the district court, the ASI carried out the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi premises, located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple here, to determine whether the mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple. The court on Saturday said it will decide the issue after the hearing in the matter before the Civil Judge Senior Division Fast Track Court takes place. The Fast Track Court is scheduled to …