VARANASI: Hearing a petition filed by four of the five women plaintiffs in the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri case that seeks carbon-dating of the ‘shivling’ found in the ablution pond of the mosque on May 16, district judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha on Friday sought clarification on the status of the ‘shivling’ in the case from the plaintiffs. He fixed October 11 as the next date of hearing.
“The court asked plaintiffs No. 2 to 5 to state whether the recovered ‘shivling’ was a 'case property' and whether its scientific investigation and carbon dating could be conducted,” said district government counsel (civil) Mahendra Prasad Pandey. He added that on the next date, Anjuman Intezamia Masajid — the Gyanvapi mosque management committee — would file its reply and objection to the demand of carbon-dating and scientific investigation of the structure.
