Achi news desk-
Delhi: Hindus have got another victory in the Gyanvapi Masjid case. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition seeking to stop the Hindu Prayer and Pooja in the southern basement of the Gnanavapi Mandir. The bench has asked the trustees of the Kashi Vishwanath temple to respond to a plea by the mosque’s management committee.
Supreme Court orders status quo
The Supreme Court has ordered to maintain the status quo regarding Muslims offering Namaz at Gnanavapi property in Varanasi. The Supreme Court bench, after its January 17 and January 31 orders, ordered the Muslim community to offer namaz unhindered at the Gnanawapi Masjid and observe puja by Hindu priests.
An opportunity to worship and pray for both communities
It is advisable to maintain the status quo to enable both communities to perform pujas in the above terms in the Tehkhana area of ​​Jnanawapi. The court heard a fresh plea from the Gnanawapi Masjid Management Committee challenging the Allahabad High Court order which upheld a lower court order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern basement of the mosque.
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A petition was presented not to allow Hindu worship
The Supreme Court has scheduled a final decision in July on the Gnanavapi Masjid Samiti’s appeal challenging the permission for Hindu worship in the southern basement of the mosque. The court is hearing a fresh appeal by the Gnanawapi Masjid Management Committee against the Allahabad High Court order which upheld a lower court order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern basement of the mosque.
The High Court had earlier rejected the application
The Muslim side, the Anjuman Arrangement Mosque Committee, faced a hurdle in the Allahabad High Court against starting worship at Vyasji’s basement in Gnanavapi. The Muslim side had questioned the right of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust to worship in the basement. But the court rejected the request of Muslims.
The worship continued in accordance with the court order
After the High Court rejected the Muslim petition, the worship continued in Vyasji’s basement. The High Court upheld the order of the Varanasi District Judge to start the puja on January 31. A single member bench headed by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal gave this judgement.
Challenging the order of the Varanasi District Judge, the Anjuman Intejamia Masjid Committee had appealed to the High Court for an order not to start worship. The court reserved its judgment on February 15 after a long discussion between the two sides.
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