Gyanvapi Survey Report To Be Made Public? Varanasi Court To Decide Today
NDTV
The survey started after the Allahabad High Court upheld the Varanasi court order. The High Court said the survey was "necessary in the interest of justice" and would benefit both sides in the dispute.
The Varanasi High Court will today decide whether the 'scientific survey' report of Gyanvapi mosque submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India should be made public or not. The survey of the mosque premises, excluding the 'wazukhana' sealed by the Supreme Court, was ordered by the Varanasi court to check if the late-17th century mosque was built over a Hindu temple.
The Archaeological Survey of India on Monday submitted the report as a sealed document. The Muslim side opposed a public report saying it is a sensitive issue, while the Hindu side has objected to a sealed report.
On Tuesday, Allahabad High Court rejected all petitions by the mosque committee challenging civil suits that seek restoration of a temple at the mosque site. The high court asked the Varanasi court to complete hearing in one of these civil suits, filed in 1991, within six months.