The AIMC, which looks after the management of Gyanvapi mosque located adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, has challenged the maintainability of a suit filed before a Varanasi court, wherein the Hindu plaintiff has sought restoration of a temple at the site where the Gyanvapi mosque presently exists. (Pic for representation)
On May 20, 2022, the Supreme Court transferred the lawsuit from a civil judge to the Varanasi district judge, citing the “complexities and sensitivities involved in the matter” (HT File Photo)