GYANVAPI MOSQUE SHIV LING CLAIM- Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates

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20 May 2022 2:08 PM IST

  • GYANVAPI MOSQUE SHIV LING CLAIM- Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates

    The Supreme Court will hear today the Masjid Committee's plea challenging the survey ordered by a Varanasi Court in Gyanvapi mosque complex.A 3-judge bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and PS Narasimha to hear the Masjid Committee's challenge against Varanasi Court's orders at 3 PM today.A Varanasi Court directed the sealing of a spot in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex after...

    The Supreme Court will hear today the Masjid Committee's plea challenging the survey ordered by a Varanasi Court in Gyanvapi mosque complex.

    A 3-judge bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and PS Narasimha to hear the Masjid Committee's challenge against Varanasi Court's orders at 3 PM today.

    A Varanasi Court directed the sealing of a spot in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex after being told that a Shiva Linga was found inside premises by the court-appointed Advocate Commissioner during the survey.

    Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Management Committee has moved Supreme Court challenging the survey ordered by a Varanasi court in Gyanvapi Mosque premises on a plea by a few Hindu devotees.

     On May 17, the Court had directed for protection of the spot where ShivLing was stated to be found and clarified that there will be no obstruction to the rights of Muslims for namaz & religious observances.

    The plaintiffs before Varanasi court, who are Hindu devotees, have filed reply in Supreme Court disputing that the #Gyanvapi is a mosque and contending that the property has always vested with the deity.

    Stay on this page for live-updates from the Court hearing :


    Live Updates

    • 20 May 2022 3:42 PM IST

      J Chandrachud : If Order 7 Rule 11 is allowed, why are we spending time over this?

    • 20 May 2022 3:42 PM IST

      Sr Adv Ranjit Kumar : The order which is under challenge has worked itself out.

      J Chandrachud : The challenge to the order appointing commissioner overlaps with Order 7 Rule 11. If O 7 R 11 is dismissed, he still has scope to challenge order appointing commissioner.

    • 20 May 2022 3:39 PM IST

      J Chandrachud : But in case you fail your Order 7 Rule 11 challenge, then to cause no prejudice, we can keep this SLP pending, we can post this SLP after vacation and in the meantime the Order 7 Rule 11 can be taken up.

    • 20 May 2022 3:39 PM IST

      J Chandrachud : There's another way of doing it. You have challenged the order of appointing the commissioner & if we dispose of the SLP there would be finality to that order.

    • 20 May 2022 3:38 PM IST

      Ahmadi : The damage has already been done.

      DYC J: We hold the balance and we have created a sense. The need for fraternity which is crucial in our minds as well and there is need to balance. Our interim order will preserve that sense in the ground.

    • 20 May 2022 3:37 PM IST

      DYC J : We cannot allow the trial court to run amok

      Ahmadi : It has already run amok.

    • 20 May 2022 3:37 PM IST

      DYC J: If we hold in your favour, they are ousted from their argument but if we accept their submission, you will be ousted. Is it right for the SC to do? We have to adopt fair process across the board.

    • 20 May 2022 3:35 PM IST

      DYC J : Our difficulty is that to accept that argument we'll have to comment on the maintainability of the suit which has to be decided. Their argument is that to decide Order 7 Rule 11 application, you have to open the Commission report.

    • 20 May 2022 3:35 PM IST

      DYC J : The moment you argue that the appointment of Commissioner is void ab initio because the suit is barred by the Act, it is far fetched, because we can't decide the maintainability of suit here. Your submission overlaps with the Order 7 Rule 11 application.

    • 20 May 2022 3:33 PM IST

      DYC J : If we accept your submission that the appointment of the commissioner was in breach of the provision of 1991 act & is without jurisdiction...

      Ahmadi : My submission is different, the suit could not have proceeded.

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