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The Allahabad High Court, on July 27, reserved the judgment on ASI survey of Gyanvapi. It is likely to be pronounced tomorrow.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking direction to seal the entire plot on which Gyanvapi stands without affecting the ASI Survey, if any, so no damage can be done by Non-Hindus to Hindu signs/Symbols which were found inside it during a commission survey.
The plea also seeks a direction to the State government and local administration to restrain the Non-Hindus in the old temple area till the disposal of suits pending in the District Judge Court, Varanasi regarding Gyanwapi premises.
The PIL has been filed by Jitender Singh “Visen”, chief of Vishva Vedic Sanatan Sangh, Rakhi Singh, the main plaintiff in the Shringar Gauri worshipping rights case, and others through Advocate Saurabh Tiwari.
The plea states that it is being filed to save the centuries-old remains of Old Sri Adi Vishweshwar temple in Kashi (Varanasi) & for the protection of Shivlingam of Sri Adi Vishweshwar Virazmaan and other visible and invisible deities in the precinct of the old Sri Adi Vishweshwar temple.
The plea refers to various historical evidence such as a photograph taken on 8th November 1991 which shows dismantled old Sri Adi Vishweshwar temple and a book titled Banaras Reconstructed written by Madhuri Desai which states that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb issued a Farman (imperial order ) in 1669 for the dismantling of the Vishweshwar and Bindu Madhav temple.
Stressing the need to secure the Hindu signs and symbols, the PIL plea further refers to the history of Gyanvapi and states that in the IV part of Skand Mahapuran i.e Kashi Khand, there is a clear introduction of “ Swayambhu Shivling” in the Gyanwapi Compound.
Therefore, stating that there are various evidences and signs/symbols on walls, pillars and there are several points in the Gyanwapi precinct to establish that same are part of the old Hindu Temple, the petitioners have sought direction to the respondent to protect the same.
It is to be noted that tomorrow i.e. August 3, 2023, the Allahabad High Court is likely to pronounce order on the the plea moved by Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee, Varanasi against the order of the Varanasi Court passed on July 21 directing the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey of Gyanvapi without causing any damage.
Case Title: Jitender Singh Alias Jitender Singh “Visen” and Others v The State and Others
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