Varanasi Court Issues Notice in Suit Seeking Removal of Gyanvapi Mosque
The suit was filed by ten individuals on behalf of deities, Shiva, Maa Shringar Gauri and Ganesh.
The Gyanvapi mosque in Varanas. Photo: Dr. A.P. Singh/File
Law13/Mar/2021
New Delhi: A district court in Varanasi has issued notice in a case filed seeking the “restoration” of a temple at the site of the Gyanvapi Mosque in the city,
The suit was filed on behalf of deities, Shiva, Maa Shringar Gauri and Ganesh.
Sabrang has reported that that ten individuals who have filed the suit have alleged that the temple was destroyed on orders of Aurangzeb in 1699.