The Allahabad High Court refused to grant interim stay on the Varanasi district court s order allowing puja inside the Gyanvapi mosque cellar. The HC directed the state government to maintain law and order. The mosque committee had not challenged the January 17 order appointing the district magistrate as receiver. Muslim shopkeepers observed a bandh in protest, while the AIMPLB alleged bias by the judiciary. The AIMPLB will challenge the order in the Supreme Court and seek a meeting with the president.
According to the lawsuit, Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas demanded to reclaim the right to offer puja in the cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque where his maternal grandfather priest Somnath Vyas used to perform prayers till 1993 until the cellar was closed by authorities
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Days after the Varanasi district court allowed Hindus to hold prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque, Nagendra Pandey, chair, Kashi Vishwanath Trust, said the 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana' should be renamed as 'tal Grih' or 'tal ghar'. India News | 'Vyas Ji Ka Tehkana' Should Be Called 'tal Grih' or 'tal Ghar': Kashi Vishwanath Trust Chairman.
Varanasi: Hours after the district court order allowing worship inside a basement of Gyanvapi complex, a priest, accompanied by members of the plainti.
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