How Gyanvapi battle may set template for places of worship cases

The case, which includes six other suits claiming ownership of the land, has put India's balancing act between religion, polity, and law in the spotlight.

Days after a Varanasi district judge ordered a joint trial of eight suits claiming the existence of Hindu idols inside the Gyanvapi mosque adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple, one of the first plaintiffs in the case announced her withdrawal from the matter, alleging pressure and harassment. This is the second time Rakhi Singh has sought to distance herself from the Gyanvapi case since May 2021, when she, within days of a similar announcement, had made a volte-face and chose to

The Gyanvapi case is currently being heard in the Varanasi district court. (HT_PRINT)