The Varanasi district court on Friday deferred the order on an application filed by some of the Hindu plaintiffs in the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple civil dispute seeking “scientific investigation” of the disputed structure reportedly found inside the mosque premises in May.
While the Hindu plaintiffs have claimed that the structure is a “Shivling”, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee has insisted that the structure is part of the fountain in the mosque’s wuzu khana (ablution pond).
District Judge A.K. Vishvesha had at the last hearing reserved his orders and was expected to deliver the order on Friday, when all parties had shown up in court. The application sought “scientific investigation”, including carbon-dating of the structure, reportedly found during a court-ordered video survey of the mosque in May.
