Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Hindu Side Requests Court To Allow ASI To Dig Masjid Premises for Survey

A lawyer said the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case on Wednesday requested a court here to allow the ASI to survey the premises. The lawyer said the judge fixed the next hearing date on the petition demanding ASI survey of the remaining parts of the Gyanvapi complex for September 18.

The Muslim representatives were present in the court and are expected to present their views on the matter during the next hearing. Advocate Madan Mohan Yadav, representing the Hindu side in the case, said Civil Judge Senior Division Fast Track Court Jugal Shambhu fixed the fresh date after hearing the Hindu side.

"The Hindu side completed its argument in the matter. We have also requested to allow the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) to dig in the premises for the survey," said Yadav. Yadav said the Hindu side has argued that the original place of Jyotirlinga is in the middle under the dome of the alleged mosque located in the Gyanvapi complex.

Geographical water used to flow continuously from the 'Argha' which used to collect in the Gyanvapi Kund. It was believed that drinking this water gives knowledge. Therefore, this pilgrimage is also considered as 'Gyanoday Tirth', he said.

In the previous hearings, the Hindu lawyers demanded that this water be explored by water engineers, geologists, and archeologists. Yadav added that the 'Shivling' found from Gyanoday Tirth, which the Muslim side is calling a 'wuzukhana', should also be examined to see whether it is a 'Shivling' or a fountain.