As Varanasi district court is set to deliver its verdict today on the maintainability of civil suits challenging the title of the Gyanvapi mosque and the land surrounding it, the Hindu side said that they will seek for Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey and carbon dating of Shivling if the judgment comes in their favour.
A significant ruling in the Gyanvapi Masjid case is expected from the Varanasi court today, along with the imposition of prohibitory orders in the neighbourhood.
The district judge has rejected the petition of the Muslim side saying the case would continue. The court has fixed September 22 as the next date for a hearing in this case.
A petition was filed by five Hindu women seeking permission to worship the Shringar Gauri Sthal within the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Masjid complex. The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, however, said that the Gyanvapi mosque is a Waqf property and questioned the maintainability of the plea.