The Gyanvapi mosque case has become the centre of public attention in India as the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (July 25) began hearing a plea against a district court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey to determine if the mosque in Varanasi was built upon a temple.

Gyanvapi mosque management moves Allahabad high court against ASI survey

The team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) started a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in the northern city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh state on Monday (July 24) as per court orders.

India: ASI reaches Gyanvapi mosque to conduct scientific survey of complex

The raging Gyanvapi Mosque has witnessed yet another twist India's Supreme Court. It has said Varanasi District Court's scientific survey to remain till 5 PM on July 26th.

Supreme court to Gyanvapi Mosque Management Committee's plea

The Indian Supreme Court (SC) on Friday stayed the order of Allahabad High Court asking the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct “scientific survey”, including carbon dating, to determine the age of a ‘Shivling’ (idol of God Shiva), which the Hindu plaintiffs claim is inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi.

Gyanvapi mosque: India’s apex court stays scientific probe, carbon dating of ‘shivling’

The Allahabad High Court on Friday set aside a lower court order and directed the authorities to conduct a 'scientific survey', including carbon dating of the ‘shivling’ (a sacred Hindu symbol of Lord Shiva) that was discovered last year at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during a videographic survey.

Allahabad HC overturns district court order, directs carbon dating of ‘shivling’ at Gyanvapi mosque

A court in India's Varanasi has rejected the plea for carbon dating of the 'shivling' that was found inside the Gyanvapi mosque premises. PTI reports that the presiding District Judge A K Vishvesha turned down the plea after hearing both sides: the mosque committee and Hindu petitioners.

India: Varanasi court rejects plea for carbon dating of 'shivling' found at Gyanvapi mosque

An Indian court in northern Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district pronounced its verdict on Monday admitting the plea of the five Hindu women seeking the right to worship inside the city's Gyanvapi mosque, located next to the famous Kashi Viswanath temple.

Gyanvapi Mosque case verdict: Indian court admits Hindu petitioners' plea seeking right to worship

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the civil court in Varanasi to not proceed with hearing the Gyanvapi case till it takes up the matter on Friday. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and PS Narashima was informed by advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain that lead counsel Hari Shankar Jain for the Hindu devotees in the civil suit in the case is indisposed.

SC to hear challenge to Gyanvapi mosque survey on Friday, asks Varanasi court to desist from hearing today

On Monday, lawyers representing the Hindu petitioners claimed to have found a “Shivling” (the symbol of Hindu god Shiva) idol at the disputed Gyanvapi mosque during a court-ordered video survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex in Varanasi in northern Uttar Pradesh state.

What is Places of Worship Act that is at the centre of Gyanvapi mosque issue?

Gyanvapi: Supreme Court to hear appeal against videography survey on May 17

Advocates of the Hindu side have claimed that a 'Shivling' (idol of Lord Shiva) has been found inside a well of Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. The claim was made as court-mandated videography took place on third consecutive day.

Lord Shiva idol found in a well located in Gyanvapi mosque complex, lawyer claims

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