According to the Centre's counsel, Amit Srivastava, the ASI has moved an application in the court of Varanasi District Judge A K Vishvesh, stating that though the survey work has been completed, the technical reports are still awaited and therefore, the additional time has been sought.
District Judge AK Vishvesh on Friday posted the matter to Saturday for further hearing after accepting the Kashi Vishwanath Trust s plea for more time to prepare its argument. The Archaeological Survey of India is carrying out a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises, next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple here, to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a Hindu temple.
Varanasi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC) has written a letter to the District Magistrate (DM) of Varanasi seeking to stop the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex.