Survey of Gyanvapi premises resumes, mosque committee moves Supreme Court

The Archeological Survey of India on Friday resumed its survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises on Friday morning, a day after the Allahabad High Court allowed the process, reported NDTV.

Meanwhile, the mosque management committee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order. The top court is slated to hear the matter later on Friday.

The survey was first ordered by a Varanasi district court on July 21 on a petition by a group of Hindu litigants seeking the right to hold prayers inside the mosque compound. However, on July 24, the Supreme Court put an interim stay on the order, allowing the mosque committee to move the High Court against the survey.

The High Court allowed the survey on Thursday, saying that it is “necessary in the interest of justice”.

On Friday morning, security was tightened close to the mosque premises to prevent any untoward incident, reported ANI.

#WATCH | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Security strengthened around the Gyanvapi premises as ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) will conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex today

Allahabad High Court yesterday allowed ASI to conduct the survey pic.twitter.com/lzNBfLDybD— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 4, 2023

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