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The Supreme Court has allowed a plea by Hindu women plaintiffs for cleaning the water tank in the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, which is sealed. The court ordered the cleaning under the supervision of the Varanasi district magistrate. The court also noted a similar plea filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee.
ASI had carried out a survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises to determine whether the structure was constructed over a pre-existing Hindu temple.
The district and sessions court will on Thursday consider the report submitted in sealed cover, according to the ASI's counsel.
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) submitted its survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex to a district court, with a hearing scheduled for December 21. The report, submitted in sealed cover, aims to determine if the 17th-century mosque was built over a pre-existing Hindu temple structure.
The scientific survey of the complex was ordered by the Varanasi district court on July 21 this year.