Gyanvapi mosque survey: Day 1 proceedings conclude; videography to resume tomorrow morning
District court has ordered that locks should be broken if the keys are not available to access certain areas of the complex for the survey.
Gyanvapi mosque case: The videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi resumed on Saturday amid tight security arrangements. The survey work went on in a peaceful manner and it will continue on Sunday. "The survey work went on in a peaceful manner. And, there has been no objection from anyone. Everything is normal and conducive, and all parties co-operated," Police Commissioner of Varanasi A Satish Ganesh said. The mosque management committee had indicated that it will cooperate for now with the team assigned the task by a local court. The mosque is located close to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple and the local court is hearing a plea by a group of women seeking permission for daily prayers before the idols on its outer walls. An important meeting was held with all parties concerned on Friday and an appeal was made to them to cooperate in the commission's work and the maintenance of law and order. Lawyers representing the Hindu and Muslim sides were present at the meeting held on Friday by the district magistrate. The survey was stalled last week amid objections by the mosque committee, which claimed that the advocate commissioner did not have the mandate to film inside the premises. The committee accused him of bias and filed a plea for his replacement. In its order on Thursday, the district court said locks should be broken if the keys are not available to access certain areas of the complex for the survey.
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Live updates : Gyanvapi mosque case
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May 14, 2022 1:08 PM (IST)
Status of places of worship should not be changed, will lead to conflict: Congress
No attempt should be made to change the status of any place of worship as it would lead to huge conflict, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Saturday. It is to avoid such conflict that the Narasimha Rao government had passed the Places of Worship Act, he added.
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May 14, 2022 12:22 PM (IST)
Gyanvapi truth will be before everyone soon, says one of surveyors
Gyanvapi truth will be before everyone soon, nothing can stop the survey proceedings: Surveyors after mosque survey Day 1 gets over
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May 14, 2022 12:17 PM (IST)
Videography completed amid tight security, survey to continue till May 16
The videography survey was completed today peacefully. The proceedings will continue till May 16.
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May 14, 2022 11:45 AM (IST)
Survey work completed peacefully, to resume tomorrow
The survey work was completed peacefully. The police administration was also alert. The mosque management committee had indicated that it will cooperate for now with the team assigned the task by a local court.
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May 14, 2022 11:43 AM (IST)
Videography of two basements completed
The videography survey of two basements have been completed by the team.
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May 14, 2022 11:36 AM (IST)
No inconvenience to common people in the area; Police
There is a robust arrangement to ensure that the people don't face any inconvenience, the darshan takes place well and everything goes on well: DCP Kashi Zone RS Gautam on security for Gyanvapi mosque survey in Varanasi, UP
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May 14, 2022 11:15 AM (IST)
Survey to be conducted till 12 pm
The videography survey at the Gyanvapi mosque will be conducted till 12 pm by the team and will resume tomorrow morning at 8 am.
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May 14, 2022 10:04 AM (IST)
Lock opened in one of basements
Lock has been opened in one of the basements. The videography survey underway is underway
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May 14, 2022 9:56 AM (IST)
Gyanvapi mosque survey: Heavy Police personnel deployed in the area
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May 14, 2022 9:48 AM (IST)
Plea by women led to survey
The mosque is located close to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple and the local court is hearing a plea by a group of women seeking permission for daily prayers before the idols on its outer walls.
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May 14, 2022 9:48 AM (IST)
Court turned down plea by mosque committee to replace advocate commissioner
In his order on Thursday, District Civil Court (Senior Division) judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar turned down a plea by the mosque committee to replace Ajay Kumar Mishra, who was appointed advocate commissioner by him to survey the Gyanvapi-Gauri Shringar complex. The judge also appointed two more advocates to help the commissioner with the survey and said it should be completed by Tuesday.
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May 14, 2022 9:46 AM (IST)
SC refused to grant interim order of status quo
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant an interim order of status quo on the survey.
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May 14, 2022 9:46 AM (IST)
Survey was earlier stalled amid objections by mosque committee
The survey was stalled last week amid objections by the mosque committee, which claimed that the advocate commissioner did not have the mandate to film inside the premises. The committee accused him of bias and filed a plea for his replacement.
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May 14, 2022 9:46 AM (IST)
Who's carrying out the survey?
Three court-appointed advocate commissioners, five lawyers each from the two sides and an assistant besides a videography team are carrying out the survey.
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May 14, 2022 9:43 AM (IST)
SC bench headed by Justice Chandrachud to hear plea against Gyanvapi Mosque survey
A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud in the Supreme Court will hear the plea seeking a stay on the survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.