Allahabad High Court allows ASI to conduct survey of Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi

Aug 03, 2023

New Delhi, August 03 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on August 03 upheld the verdict of the Varanasi Sessions Court in the Gyanvapi mosque case, allowing the archaeological survey of the complex, except the Wazukhana. "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.