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New Delhi, April 6: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear the case relating to Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque on April 14. According to the news agency ANI, the apex court also allowed the Muslim side to file an application before it regarding their request to allow the practice of ablution inside the mosque premises.
Supreme Court says it will hear the case relating to Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque on April 14 and allows the Muslim side to file an application before it regarding their request to allow the practice of ablution inside the mosque premises. pic.twitter.com/pRiwRjTJ5N
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2023
Earlier, the Muslim side has argued that the object that the Hindu side claimed to be a “Shivling” was really a component of the water fountain system at the “wazookhana” reservoir, where worshippers carry out ablutions before performing namaz.
The Supreme extended its earlier directive for the safeguarding of the “Shivling” found at Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque complex in November 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision was made in response to the Hindu side’s argument that the Supreme Court’s protection of the “Shivling” area order from May 17 needed to be extended because it was set to expire on November 12.
