Gyanvapi Row

Gyanvapi row: Allahabad HC fixes 30 Nov for hearing revision plea seeking carbon dating of 'Shivling'

On 14 October, Varanasi District Judge A K Vishvesh had turned down the plea seeking scientific investigation and carbon dating of the 'Shivling', citing Supreme Court directives for its safe keeping so that no tampering can be done

Area where 'Shivling' found on Gyanvapi mosque premises to be protected until further orders, rules SC

Earlier this year, on May 17, the apex court had passed an interim order directing the district magistrate of Varanasi to ensure protection of the area inside the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex where the ‘Shivling’ had allegedly been found as described in the court-ordered survey

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC adjourns hearing on plea challenging maintainability of Hindu side's suit to 21 Oct

The court was hearing a plea moved by the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee challenging a 12 September Varanasi Court order in favour of the maintainability of the Hindu side's suit

Gyanvapi mosque row: Court admits plea for carbon dating of 'Shivling', fixes 29 September as next date of hearing

The Hindu side had earlier claimed that the "Shivling" was found close to the "wazookhana" -- a small reservoir used by Muslims to perform ritual ablutions before offering namaz -- on the mosque premises

Gyanvapi mosque issue: Hindu seer ends fast days after being denied permission to pray at 'Shivling'

Swami Avimukteshwaranand said he received a letter from Swami Swaroopanand asking him to end the fast

Explained: What is a wazukhana which is at the centre of the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute?

A wazukhana is described as an ablution pond where worshippers wash themselves before praying at the mosque. At Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque, this has become the topic of debate with the videography survey reporting the presence of a Shivling while Muslims are saying it is a fountain

‘Gyanvapi is not mosque because Aurangzeb didn’t create waqf’: Understanding the laws that govern masjids

What is a waqf? Why has it become a bone of contention in the Gyanvapi mosque case? We take a look

Gyanvapi row: No hearing in Varanasi court today due to lawyers' strike

Bar Association has an objection to a notice issued by the Uttar Pradesh government to the lawyers. Lawyers are holding a statewide strike over the matter