SC agrees to take heed to plea in opposition to Allahabad HC order on determining age of ‘Shivling’ at Gyanvapi

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Gyanvapi mosque Management Committee has approached the Supreme Court tough Allahabad HC’s order of allowing carbon relationship of the Shivling found on the Gyanvapi Mosque premises. The Shivling was found on the Gyanvapi mosque difficult closing yr all through a video graphic survey. While the Hindu side claimed the development to be “Shivling”, the Muslim side claimed it to be a fountain. 

The plea was talked about by Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi sooner than the bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud. Urging the bench to guidelines the plea, senior counsel talked about, “HC has a passed an order pending the appeal. Pending the judgement being reserved, another application was made for carbon dating.” Although the bench was inclined to place the matter on Monday nonetheless then agreed to guidelines the matter tomorrow. 

Earlier, Hindu Parties have filed a caveat inside the Supreme Court in opposition to Allahabad HCs order. The Hindu occasions inside the caveat had appealed SC to not cross an order with out listening to them in case of an attraction being filed tough HCs May 12 order. 

Justice Arvind Kumar on May 12 whereas considering a civil revision filed by Laxmi Devi and 4 others had put apart lower courtroom’s October 14, 2022 order and had moreover directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to appear sooner than Varanasi District Judge on May 22 and thus do the needful for enterprise scientific investigation of “Shivling” found on the Gyanvapi Mosque premises. 

Directed for not solely “scientific investigation” however moreover carbon relationship of the Shivling. Pursuant to perusing the distinctive 52-page report submitted by Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, HC moreover directed Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India Shashi Prakash Singh “to issue suitable directions to the concerned authority” of the ASI to appear sooner than the Trial Judge /District Judge, Varanasi, on May 22.

“While proceeding in the matter and viewing the things from that angle, the overall impression that trickles out from the careful perusal of the report of the Archaeological Survey of India indicates, to all intents and purposes, that scientific investigation of the site can be suitably carried out without causing harm to the site/Shivlingam in issue as such it can be concluded that the Shivlimgam/site would remain preserved and protected even after the scientific investigation for determining the age, nature and status of the site/Shivlingam is done,” the HC talked about. 

It further talked about, “It is directed that the Trial Judge/District Judge, Varanasi will proceed further with the case and scientific investigation of the site/Shivlingam shall be directed to be done under aegis and guidance of the Archaeological Survey of India to the extent and import as observed hereinabove in this order and the entire exercise shall be done under direction and supervision of the trial court and all consequential necessary directions shall be passed/issued in that regard by it.”

NEW DELHI: Gyanvapi mosque Management Committee has approached the Supreme Court tough Allahabad HC’s order of allowing carbon relationship of the Shivling found on the Gyanvapi Mosque premises. The Shivling was found on the Gyanvapi mosque difficult closing yr all through a video graphic survey. While the Hindu side claimed the development to be “Shivling”, the Muslim side claimed it to be a fountain. 

The plea was talked about by Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi sooner than the bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud. Urging the bench to guidelines the plea, senior counsel talked about, “HC has a passed an order pending the appeal. Pending the judgement being reserved, another application was made for carbon dating.” Although the bench was inclined to place the matter on Monday nonetheless then agreed to guidelines the matter tomorrow. 

Earlier, Hindu Parties have filed a caveat inside the Supreme Court in opposition to Allahabad HCs order. The Hindu occasions inside the caveat had appealed SC to not cross an order with out listening to them in case of an attraction being filed tough HCs May 12 order. googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Justice Arvind Kumar on May 12 whereas considering a civil revision filed by Laxmi Devi and 4 others had put apart lower courtroom’s October 14, 2022 order and had moreover directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to appear sooner than Varanasi District Judge on May 22 and thus do the needful for enterprise scientific investigation of “Shivling” found on the Gyanvapi Mosque premises. 

Directed for not solely “scientific investigation” however moreover carbon relationship of the Shivling. Pursuant to perusing the distinctive 52-page report submitted by Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, HC moreover directed Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India Shashi Prakash Singh “to issue suitable directions to the concerned authority” of the ASI to appear sooner than the Trial Judge /District Judge, Varanasi, on May 22.

“While proceeding in the matter and viewing the things from that angle, the overall impression that trickles out from the careful perusal of the report of the Archaeological Survey of India indicates, to all intents and purposes, that scientific investigation of the site can be suitably carried out without causing harm to the site/Shivlingam in issue as such it can be concluded that the Shivlimgam/site would remain preserved and protected even after the scientific investigation for determining the age, nature and status of the site/Shivlingam is done,” the HC talked about. 

It further talked about, “It is directed that the Trial Judge/District Judge, Varanasi will proceed further with the case and scientific investigation of the site/Shivlingam shall be directed to be done under aegis and guidance of the Archaeological Survey of India to the extent and import as observed hereinabove in this order and the entire exercise shall be done under direction and supervision of the trial court and all consequential necessary directions shall be passed/issued in that regard by it.”