Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 20: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Gyanvapi mosque matter to be transferred to the District Judge of Varanasi, with a senior and experienced judicial officer from the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Services hearing the case.
Due to the sensitivity of this civil suit, the highest court has transferred the case from civil judge senior division Varanasi to Varanasi district judge. The Supreme Court was hearing the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee’s appeal against a Varanasi district court judgement allowing videographic survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, near the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
The apex court stated that the Masjid Committee’s petition should be considered first by the district on the transfer of the suit. The Supreme Court stated that its May 17 interim ruling order safeguarding of the ‘Shivling’ area and free access to Muslims to offer namaz will be upheld.
Senior counsel Huzefa Ahmadi stated that the Commission report is being deliberately leaked to the press, which the court stated must cease.
“Once the Commission’s report is there, there cannot be selective leaks. Do not leaks thing to the press, only judge opens the report,” said the court.
The apex Court said that ascertainment of religious character is not banned under section 3 of the 1991 Places of Worship Act.
