A court today agreed to hear the case of five Hindu women who want to pray at a shrine inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, next to the famous Kashi Viswanath temple. Their petition will be heard on September 22.
The legal battle over the Gyanvapi mosque is set to heat up once again as the Varanasi district court today resumes hearing on a maintainability plea filed by the Muslim side. Here’s a quick refresher on what has happened so far in the case:
The hearing on the Gyanvapi case will resume in the district court in Varanasi today. On May 30, the Varanasi District Court deferred the hearing on the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's plea.
Gyanvapi Masjid case: Muslim petitioners question ‘Shivling’ claims, next hearing on May 30 - The Varanasi court has further deferred the Gyanvapi Masjid case hearing to May 30 after ‘shivling’ claims were questioned by petitioners.