The District Judge Court in Varanasi will hear the Gyanvapi case on May 18, following a postponement due to a condolence. The case involves a plea for the ASI survey of closed cellars in the Gyanvapi mosque compound. Stay updated on the latest developments in this case.
In the ongoing Krishna Janmbhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute at Mathura, the Hindu side argued in the Allahabad High Court that the property in dispute is not a waqf property and therefore, the provisions of the Waqf Act will not apply. They maintained that the suit is maintainable and its non-maintainability can only be determined after leading evidence. The Hindu side cited the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, stating that its provisions do not apply as the religious character of the place has not been defined in the Act.
Gyanvapi s additional sessions judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar raised a complaint with Uttar Pradesh police requesting for a probe into the deaths threats he has been receiving from international numbers.
Varanasi: Arguments concluded in the fast-track court of the civil judge (senior division) regarding a plea by Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari to become a party .