Gyanvapi Masjid Committee moves to Allahabad High Court, seeks stay on ASI survey

The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee is seeking a stay on the April 8 judgment of a local court in Varanasi, allowing an archaeological survey of the entire complex by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Gyanvapi Masjid Committee moves to Allahabad High Court, seeks stay on ASI survey
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Varanasi (Web News )

The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, the management committee of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, has filed an urgent petition before the Allahabad High Court seeking a stay on the April 8 judgment of a local court in Varanasi, allowing an archaeological survey of the entire complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

In its petition filed on Monday, the management committee has said that the order was passed illegally and without jurisdiction.

Meanwhile, the Sunni Waqf Board will also file an appeal against the Varanasi court order on Tuesday.

The Anjuman Intezamia petition filed by senior advocates, Farman Ahmad Naqvi and Syed Ahmad Faizan, states that the lower court ignored the entire written submissions and applicability of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 and Order 7 Rule 11D of the Civil Procedure Code.