New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court is prone to hear a plea filed by the mosque committee of Gyanvapi Masjid on Friday, difficult the order of the district choose of Varanasi that allowed the Vyas household to carry out puja in the ‘Tehkhana’ of the mosque. Hearing on the petition of the mosque committee is predicted until round 12 midday. The mosque committee has sought a keep on the order, claiming that it violates the Places of Worship Act 1991, which prohibits any change in the non secular character of anyplace of worship because it existed on August 15, 1947.
The district choose of Varanasi had handed the order on Wednesday, after listening to a petition filed by the Vyas household, who declare to be the descendants of the sage who wrote the Vedas. The petitioners had sought permission to carry out puja in the basement of Gyanvapi Masjid, which they imagine is the unique website of the traditional Kashi Vishwanath temple. They had additionally submitted some images and paperwork to assist their declare.
Gyanvapi Masjid Is Disputed Site Between Hindus, Muslims
The Gyanvapi Masjid, positioned close to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, is a disputed website between Hindus and Muslims. The mosque was constructed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1669, allegedly after demolishing part of the temple. The Hindus declare that the mosque encroaches upon the temple land and that the basement of the mosque accommodates the remnants of the temple. The Muslims deny these allegations and assert that the mosque is a historic monument and a spot of worship for them.
The dispute over the Gyanvapi Masjid has been pending in varied courts for many years. In 1991, the central authorities handed the Places of Worship Act, which declared that the non secular standing of anyplace of worship, besides the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi website, can be maintained because it was on August 15, 1947. The act additionally barred any court docket from entertaining any go well with or continuing in respect of such locations of worship.
However, in 1998, a civil go well with was filed in the Varanasi civil court docket by a Hindu organisation, in search of the possession and possession of the whole Gyanvapi advanced. The go well with additionally demanded the elimination of the mosque and the restoration of the temple. The go well with was opposed by the mosque committee and the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, who claimed that the go well with was barred by the Places of Worship Act. The go well with continues to be pending in the court docket.
Varanasi District Court Order Has Sparked Controversy
The order of the district choose of Varanasi, permitting the Vyas household to carry out puja in the ‘Tehkhana’ of Gyanvapi Masjid, has sparked an issue and raised questions over the applicability of the Places of Worship Act. The order was handed on the premise of an interim software filed by the household of Vyasa ji, who had sought permission to carry out puja on the event of Basant Panchami.
The mosque committee has filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court, difficult the order of the district choose. The petition argues that the order is illegitimate, arbitrary and towards the spirit of the Places of Worship Act. The petition additionally alleges that the order is an try to create communal stress and disturb the established order of the disputed website. The petition has prayed for a keep on the order and a path to the district choose to chorus from passing any additional order in the matter.
The Allahabad High Court is predicted to listen to the petition of the mosque committee on Friday. The listening to is prone to happen round 12 midday. The final result of the listening to could have a major impression on the destiny of the Gyanvapi Masjid dispute and the non secular concord in Varanasi.
