Gyanvapi Case: Supreme Court extends protection of ‘Shivling’ till further orders

New Delhi: Supreme Court has extended the sealing order for the 'Shivling' area at Gyanvapi mosque complex till further order. The court has given us three weeks time to respond to a petition from the Muslim side.

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The apex court was hearing a plea seeking extension of the protection of the area in Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex, where a ‘Shivling’ was claimed to have been found during a videographic survey of the mosque premises earlier this year.

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The mosque committee had challenged this before the Allahabad High Court, which dismissed the appeal on April 21. The committee then approached the Supreme Court.
 

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