Varanasi(thestates.news)| The hearing in the Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri case was held on Monday in the court of District Judge Dr. Ajay Krishna Vishwas. The District Judge heard the arguments of both the parties. After the hearing, the court reserved the decision in this matter till Tuesday. The hearing was held in the court on the application of the temple side, the District Government Advocate and the objection of Anjuman Inazaniya Masajid Committee. During this, elaborate security arrangements were made in the court premises.
The entry of the plaintiffs Lakshmi, Sita Sahu, Manju Vyas, Rekha Pathak and their advocates, the defendants and their advocates and government advocates, besides others, was restricted in the court. The district court will decide on Tuesday whether to first hear the suit for the maintainability of the petition or to hear the objections raised in the Shringar Gauri case first. It will also decide which issues will be heard first. For about 45 minutes, the plaintiffs and the defendants presented their arguments before the District Judge.
During this time the emphasis of the Respondent side was to hear first on maintainability i.e. 711 (Places of Worship Act). At the same time, the counsel for the plaintiff side argued that he should be heard along with others. The plaintiff’s advocate Sudhir Tripathi told reporters that the claim of the Hindu side is strong. After studying the photography, videography and other evidence, the court will give a decision. On Tuesday, it will be told by the court whether this matter is for further hearing or not. According to advocate Vishnu Jain of the plaintiff’s side, the hearing has been completed and the decision has been reserved.
The next date of hearing will be given. We had made an application for providing CDs and photographs of the submitted report of the commission. The special thing is that during today’s hearing, Advocate Commissioner Ajay Mishra, who was removed, was stopped from going to the district court. He was told that his name was not on the list.
Former Mahant of Kashi Vishwanath temple also filed a petition
Former Mahant of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dr. VC Tiwari filed a petition in the district court on Monday. Through the petition, he has demanded the right of bathing, bhog-raga, makeup and worship of the Shivling found in the Gyanvapi complex.
Places of Worship Act 1991 does not apply
In the Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri case, before the hearing of the District Judge, the advocate of the plaintiff, Vishnu Jain, told the journalists bluntly that the Places of Worship Act, 1991 is not applicable in the Gyanvapi case. Referring to the case of Din Mohammad in 1937, he said that in that case 15 people had testified that there was worship which took place till 1942. Therefore, that Act will not be effective in the Gyanvapi case. We will also place the same fact before the court.
It is noteworthy that on May 20, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court had directed to transfer the Gyanvapi case from Varanasi Civil Court to the district court. A bench of Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant and Justice PS Narasimha said that the district judge will complete his hearing in 8 weeks. Till then the directions given during the hearing on May 17 will continue. After the order of the Supreme Court, on May 21, the court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar handed over the letter related to the Gyanvapi case to the District Court.(H.S.).
