Lawyers representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case said that the primary stage of the court-ordered survey has been finished, and the secondary stage will begin today with "machines" like radars that might also be used in the survey.
As the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex is underway by a team of Archaeological Survey of India is underway on the second day, the Muslim side on Saturday said that till yesterday they were not participating in the survey but now they are "satisfied" and will not obstruct
The scientific survey of the complex began on Friday amid tight security, following Allahabad High Court's order, which allowed the ASI to conduct the survey, to determine if the mosque was built on a pre-existing temple.
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the scientific survey by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will conduct the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Friday.
An advocate of the Masjid Committee mentions the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud seeking an urgent hearing and asking the court not to allow ASI to carry out the survey.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will begin the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex from Monday, according to Varanasi District Magistrate S Rajalingam.
A Varanasi Court has given directions to conduct an ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, excluding the Wazu tank which has been sealed, Vishnu Shankar Jain, who represents Hindu side in the case, said on Friday
The petition was filed in May this year by five women who in another plea had earlier sought permission to pray at the “Shringar Gauri Sthal” inside the shrine complex.
Petitioners wrote a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court stating that the case was listed before apex court on May 19, 2023, when it had deferred the implementation of the directions till July 6, 2023.
The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the "scientific survey", including carbon dating, of a "Shivling" said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during a videographic survey last year.