The plea was filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging a January 31 district court order permitting Hindus to offer prayers in the southern cellar (tekhana) of the Gyanvapi Mosque.
Varanasi court order had come in response to a plea by Hindu plaintiffs seeking worship rights in the 'tehkhana' (basement) of the disputed land housing the Gyanvapi Mosque
The Allahabad High Court issued notice to the Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee (Muslim side) on a plea filed by the Hindu side seeking an ASI survey of the wuzukhana region within the Gyanvapi Mosque premises.
Responding to the latest developments, BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said Muslims should hand over the Gyanvapi mosque site to Hindus, and said no statements should be made that can disrupt communal harmony.
The Allahabad High Court today rejected a plea challenging the maintainability of a 1991 civil suit filed by Hindu worshippers seeking rights to worship in premises currently occupied by the Gyanvapi mosque.