Also read | Gyanvapi case: What does archaeologist James ... multiple interim orders were passed and we could protect the mosque." Senior Advocate Shyam Diwan, representing the Hindu party ...

to undertake a survey of the wuzukhana area except for the 'Shiva Linga' on the Gyanvapi premises. On Monday, when the case was taken up, senior advocate SFA Naqvi, counsel for opposite party ...

Among the most high-profile cases is the ongoing dispute over the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, where Hindu petitioners have claimed the existence of a Shivling inside the mosque complex.

In India, the process of demolishing mosques and converting them into the temples is gaining momentum especially after the grand inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The top court, through its December 12, 2024 order, had effectively stalled proceedings in about 18 lawsuits seeking surveys to ascertain original religious character of 10 mosques, including Gyanvapi ...

This includes Gyanvapi at Varanasi ... in any corner of India could approach any mosque and claim a temple existed below it and in some cases the lower courts gave permission to do a survey ...