The district judge at the Varanasi district court rejected the plea questioning the maintainability of a petition that sought the permission for daily worship of Hindi deities on an outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque. The next hearing is scheduled on the 22nd of this month.
The judge ordered that it would continue to hear the petition seeking the right to worship deities in the mosque complex. The complex is located near the Kashi Vishwanath temple. After hearing the judge, Merajuddin Siddiqui, the advocate representing the Muslims said that they will move the Allahabad High Court against the judgement.
A verdict of 26 pages is delivered in ten minutes in the presence of restricted 32 persons inside the courtroom, including lawyers of the two sides and plaintiffs.
“In view of the discussions and analysis, I have come to the conclusion that the suit of the plaintiffs is not barred by the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991, The Waqf Act, 1995 and UP Sri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Act, 1983, and the application 35C filed by the defendant no. 4 (Anjuman Intezamia) is liable to be dismissed,” the order read.
The order also says, “Their (Muslim side) plea regarding the Place of Worship Act was rejected by the court. The court said that the suit is maintainable, and the next hearing in the matter is on September 22.”
