Gyanvapi Masjid: at a blow to Muslims, the Allahabad High Court declines to forbid "puja" at the lower level

Gyanvapi Masjid: at a blow to Muslims, the Allahabad High Court declines to forbid "puja" at the lower level

The Varanasi court ruling permitting Hindu prayers under the Gyanvapi Mosque's basement was not granted an interim stay by the Allahabad High Court.

The Allahabad High Court ordered the Muslim side to revise its argument on Friday and declined to issue an interim stay on a Varanasi court judgment permitting Hindu prayers at the Gyanvapi Mosque's basement, also known as Vyas Tahkhana. stated to.

Following the Varanasi court's order to let Hindu devotees to worship within the walled basement of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi on Thursday, the priest said prayers at the "Vyas ji ki tehkhana."

The Anjuman Intejamia Masjid Committee (AIMC), which had appealed the district court's judgment on Gyanvapi Masjid, was given till February 6 by the Allahabad High Court to revise its arguments against the order dated January 17. This would allow for a hearing on January 31. An order was given. Bar and Bench reported that it passed. The case's next hearing will happen if this occurs.

The ruling was issued by Justice Rohit Ranjan Aggarwal at the hearing of an appeal that the mosque's oversight committee had submitted.

After the Supreme Court asked the panel to approach the high court and declined to hear their appeal against the Varanasi lower court judgment, the panel petitioned the high court within hours. On Wednesday, the Varanasi court made a ruling permitting a priest to say prayers in front of the statues located in the Gyanvapi Mosque's southern basement.

regions of Varanasi closed per court orders

Shops and portions of Muslim-dominated regions remained closed in accordance with the district court's decision, while police across the Varanasi district issued a notice before to Friday prayers.

The Varanasi district has been placed on high alert in relation to the first Friday prayers, per the District Court's directive.

A bandh was declared in the city on Friday by the Anjuman Arrangements Mosque Committee, which is in charge of the Gyanvapi Mosque's operations. The news agency PTI said that the bandh's impact could be seen in the city's mostly Muslim districts of Dalmondi, Nai Sadak, Nadesar, and Ardal Bazaar.

The Anjuman Arrangements Mosque Committee sent a letter pleading for the market to be closed and requesting that people perform namaz in a calm manner. Muslim ladies were encouraged to remain at home.

More police officers were called in.

Late at night, police officials and Police Commissioner Ashok Mutha Jain met to discuss security plans. To keep the calm throughout the day, more police officers from nearby areas have been sent in. According to PTI, more security personnel have been stationed in the vicinity of Kashi Vishwanath Dham.

In critical regions, the Rapid Police Force (RPF) has been deployed. For Namaz, people have gathered at the Gyanvapi Masjid complex.