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The Allahabad High Court had on May 12 asked the Archaeological Survey of India to carry out carbon dating and scientific investigation of the structure that is a bone of contention between the warring parties.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea challenging the Allahabad high court order of conducting a scientific survey, including carbon dating, to determine the age of a Shivling which was said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi.

Following the high court order, a local court at Varanasi on May 16 agreed to hear a plea for a survey by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) of the entire Gyanvapi mosque premises

The Shivling was found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex last year during a video graphic survey. While the Hindu side claimed the structure to be “Shivling”, the Muslim side claimed it to be a fountain.

The High Court on May 12 set aside the Varanasi District judges order which had rejected the application for a scientific survey and carbon dating of the

The Supreme Court will be looking into the District court order on Gyanvapi mosque for a scientific survey and carbon dating of the 'Shivling' which was overturned by the High Court.

The top court said it would hear on Friday the appeal by Gyanvapi Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee against the high court's order for scientific investigation by ASI to determine the age of “Shivling”.

The high court, on May 12, ordered determination of the age of the structure claimed to be a Shivling in the mosque in Varanasi using modern technology.

In a significant development in the Kashi Vishvanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute cases, 4 Hindu women worshippers have moved an application before the Varanasi District Judge seeking a survey of the...

The High Court on May 12 ordered a “scientific investigation”, including carbon dating, of a “Shivling” said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during a videographic survey last year.