This story is from July 14, 2022

Varanasi court survey order was challenged in HC

Varanasi court survey order was challenged in HC
PRAYAGRAJ: The Kashi Vishwanath Temple’s counsel submitted on Wednesday before the Allahabad HC in the Gyanvapi mosque case that if a historical wrong had been done in the past, the matter could be adjudicated by a court now.
On April 8, 2021, the Varanasi court of civil judge (senior division) had ordered a five-member committee comprising two Hindu, two Muslim members and an archaeological expert, to oversee a ‘comprehensive physical survey’ of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
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The petitioners challenged the order passed by the Varanasi court in theHC, saying it was illegal and without jurisdiction as the HC had reserved its judgment on the maintainability of the suit pending in Varanasi court.
Besides, the counsel for the petitioner h ad taken the plea that the suit, by which the order of the civil judge (senior division), fast-track court of Varanasi was under challenge, is itself not maintainable under Section 4 of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, as it bared filing of suit or any other legal proceedings with respect to conversion of religious character of any place of worship existi ng on August 15, 1947. Hence, no claim can be made regarding a religious place which existed on August 15, 1947.
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