A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi is expected to deliver an order on Thursday linked to the Gyanvapi Mosque. A petition was filed last week seeking the removal of court-appointed advocate commissioner, Ajay Kumar Mishra, who has been tasked with carrying out a survey of the Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal inside the mosque complex. The order is set to be significant amid questions if a survey can be conducted inside the mosque. There have been objections to videography inside the complex.
The survey was ordered after a plea by women petitioners – Rakhi Singh, Laxmi Devi, Sita Sahu and others – seeking permission to perform daily worship of deities Shringar Gauri, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman and Nandi – the idols are said to be located on the outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque.
However, amid objections, the survey could not be completed and the official sought for more time.
