Allahabad
High Court on Thursday allowed the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a
survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi.
"Allahabad
High Court has said that ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex will start.
Sessions court order is upheld by the High Court," Vishnu Shankar Jain,
representing the Hindu side in Gyanvapi survey case told reporters.
The
Allahabad High Court dismissed Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's plea,
challenging the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the mosque
complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.
The
Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee had challenged the Varanasi District Judge's
July 21 order.
On
July 21, Varanasi district judge AK Vishvesha ordered the ASI survey of the
Gyanvapi complex on an application moved by four Hindu women on May 16, 2023.
The
order of the district judge, however, excluded the Wuzu Khana (ablution pond
area) of the complex, which has been sealed on the order of the top court.