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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Rajesh Kumar Pandey | TNN

Scientific probe of ‘Shivling’ inside Gyanvapi complex: Allahabd HC grants ASI time till Jan 18 for reply

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday granted Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) time till January 18, 2023, for filing its response to clarify whether the carbon dating of the purported Shivling found inside the Gyanvapi complex could damage it or a safe evaluation of its age could be done.

The petitioners — Laxmi Devi and three others — have filed the present civil revision petition, challenging a Varanasi court order that had rejected the demand for carbon dating and scientific determination of the purported ‘Shivling’ found during a court-mandated survey of Gyanvapi premises on May 16.

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