Prayagraj:The Allahabad High Court pronounced the verdict in the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title dispute cases today and dismissed all five petitions of the Masjid Committee. The HC approved the trial of the 1991 title dispute case. It also pronounced its judgement on a plea by Hindu worshippers seeking the right to worship in the disputed site.
The Muslim side challenged the civil suit pending before a Varanasi court wherein the petitioners sought the restoration of a temple at the site in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. In today's judgment, the Allahabad HC upheld the maintainability of the 1991 suit on the ground that it is not barred by the Places of Religious Worship Act, 1991.
In their petitions, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC) also challenged the court order for undertaking a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque. The Hindu side argued that the Gyanvapi mosque is a part of the temple. The Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee (AIMC) and the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board have filed petitions contesting an April 8, 2021, Varanasi court ruling directing a thorough survey of the Gyanvapi mosque.
The civil suit, pending before a Varanasi court, aims to restore an ancient temple at the disputed site which is occupied by the mosque now. It's against the law to alter a religious building from its original state as per the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991.