India News | Allahabad HC Chief Justice to Take Up on Aug 28 Pleas Connected to Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque Dispute

Prayagraj, Aug 25 (PTI) Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court Pritinker Diwakar will hear the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute on August 28 regarding maintainability of a suit filed before a Varanasi court.

Earlier, another bench of Justice Prakash Padia had reserved its verdict in the case and fixed August 28 for delivery of judgment.

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The pleas before the court include a challenge to the maintainability of a suit filed before a Varanasi court, seeking the restoration of a temple at the site where the Gyanvapi mosque exists, according to a causelist issued by the court.

The petitions also challenge a Varanasi court direction to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a comprehensive survey of the Gyanvapi mosque.

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The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board and the management committee of the Gyanvapi mosque had filed the petition.

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