The plea was filed after the Allahabad High Court directed the ASI to conduct carbon dating of shivling-like structure discovered by the ASI last year in the Gyanvapi complex.
The Supreme Court had on May 19 deferred a scientific survey, including carbon dating, to determine the age of the structure, claimed to be a 'Shivling', found at the complex, saying implications of the Allahabad High Court order on it merits closer scrutiny., India News, Times Now
The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court direction to determine the age of the shivling allegedly found in the Gyanvapi mosque premises at Varanasi through carbon dating.
On May 12, the Allahabad High Court had ordered the authorities to determine the age of the structure claimed to be a Shivling in the Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi using modern technology
The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court direction to determine the age of the shivling allegedly found in the Gyanvapi mosque premises at Varanasi through carbon dating.