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‘Not the right time’: SC on plea seeking nod for Gyanvapi rituals

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Published 10 days ago

Gyanvapi, Mathura and Sambhal litigants decline Supreme Court's mediation offer

The Gyanvapi Mosque is at the centre of a legal dispute after Hindu litigants claimed it was built over a pre-existing Kashi Vishwanath temple during the Mughal period

Updated 21 days ago

Plea to replace cloth on wazukhana locks: Court fixes Dec 15 as date for order

An Aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque, left, and Kashiviswanath temple on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi (File)

Published 242 days ago

Plea to replace cloth on wazukhana lock to be heard on December 3

The plea for replacement of the cloth was filed on August 8 . (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Published 255 days ago

Plea to replace cloth on wazukhana lock: Varanasi court fixes Nov 20 for next hearing

The plea was filed on August 8 by advocate Rajesh Mishra, UP government’s special counsel for the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case, on behalf of the Varanasi administration. (For Representation)

Published 265 days ago

Plea to replace cloth on wazukhana lock: Court reserves order till Nov 10

During hearings on previous dates, and the one on Wednesday, in the court of district judge Sanjeev Shukla, Mishra reiterated that the torn cloth on the locks needed replacement due to wear and tear. (File Photo)

Published 277 days ago

Keeping up with UP: What change in RSS’s stand on contested sites means

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. (HT PHOTO)

Published 315 days ago

'Ready for engagement': Mahmood Madani backs RSS suggestion about dialogue

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani

Published 332 days ago

Allahabad HC defers Gyanvapi Mosque survey pleas to Feb 2025

The decision follows a Supreme Court directive issued on December 12 (Sourced)

Updated 592 days ago

Remark made in court an observation: Ex-CJI

Justice Chandrachud was referring to an observation by him in May 2022 while hearing the matter relating to conduct of survey in the premises of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi (HT Photo)

Updated 597 days ago

Wazukhana inside Gyanvapi mosque: Allahabad HC adjourns hearing of plea seeking ASI survey

In the revision petition, it has been said that the ASI survey of the “wazukhana” area is necessary so that the religious character of the entire property could be determined. (For Representation)

Published 608 days ago

A Pandora’s box that the Supreme Court has opened

The danger right now is a slew of copycat petitions across India in local courts pushing for a redetermination of the nature of a particular place of worship (PTI)

Updated 611 days ago

Ex-HC judge to head Sambhal violence probe panel; file report in two months

Four people were killed in the violence in Sambhal. (PTI)

Published 612 days ago

'Ask courts to not open doors to new disputes': Muslim body to CJI on Ajmer row

People outside the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Shrine of Moinuddin Chishti, in Ajmer, Rajasthan.

Published 612 days ago

SC to decide on maintainability of Gyanvapi case under 1991 act

The Gyanvapi mosque dispute stems from claims by Hindu devotees that the mosque was built atop a pre-existing Hindu temple. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 618 days ago

Varanasi court rejects plea for additional ASI survey at Gyanvapi complex

An Aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque, left, and Kashiviswanath temple on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi (AP File)

Published 646 days ago

Gyanvapi’s Wazukhana row: HC hearing on plea challenging rejection of ASI survey adjourned till Nov 8

(File)

Updated 649 days ago

Gyanvapi wazukhana survey: Allahabad HC asks petitioner to file affidavit

The court fixed October 1, 2024 for the next hearing in the case. (For Representation)

Updated 677 days ago

Plea for additional ASI survey of Gyanvapi: Next hearing on Sept 23

An Aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque, left, and Kashiviswanath temple on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi (AP File)

Updated 683 days ago

Court dismisses revision plea seeking case registration against SP, AIMIM chiefs

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. (File)

Published 683 days ago

Yogi Adityanath says ‘unfortunate to call Gyanvapi a mosque’, SP reacts

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Updated 687 days ago

Hindu side completes submission, requests court to allow additional survey of Gyanvapi

In his plea and submission, Rastogi prayed to the court to direct the director general, ASI, to do a scientific survey of the entire Gyanvapi compound, existing on settlement plot number 9130, by using archaeological methods, ground penetrating radar (GPR), geo-radiology system and by excavation or extraction work. (File Photo)

Updated 690 days ago

Gyanvapi judge claims receiving death threats from international numbers: Report

Gyanvapi mosque, which sits beside the Kashi Vishwanath temple, is seen from a distance in Varanasi. (Reuters)

Published 830 days ago

Next hearing on plea seeking survey of closed Gyanvapi cellars on April 19

The plea was filed in February. (For Representation)

Published 842 days ago

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to SC refusing to stop Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad.

Published 853 days ago

SC refuses to stop Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

The court directed the status quo on the site shall not be disturbed without any further order. (ANI)

Published 853 days ago

SC refuses to stop Hindu prayers in southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque

The Gyanvapi Mosque complex. (PTI)

Updated 853 days ago

Plea for survey of closed Gyanvapi cellars: Rejoinder to AIMC’s objections filed, next hearing on April 11

Rakhi Singh, the main plaintiff in the “Rakhi Singh and Others Vs State of UP and others”, filed the rejoinder through counsel Saurabh Tiwari, Manbahadur Singh and advocate Anupam Dwivedi. (FILE PHOTO)

Updated 866 days ago

Ajmer Dargah demands action against man who made 'Shiva Temple' claim

Ajmer: Muslim devotees take part in a religious procession during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Sharif Dargah in January.

Published 886 days ago

Varanasi Court to hear revision plea challenging maintainability of Kiran Singh’s suit on March 18

The Gyanvapi Mosque complex as seen from the Kashi Vishwanath Temple (PTI (File))

Updated 888 days ago

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