Varanasi, May 30: The court here on Monday fixed the next date of hearing on July 4 after listening to the maintainability of the plea whether permission for regular worship at the Shringar Gauri Sthal and other places inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex should be given or not.
After hearing the counsels of the Hindu and Muslim sides, the court said the arguments from the Muslim side did not conclude.
During hearing, the counsels of the Muslim side read out their arguments on the plaint filed by Rakhi Singh and others.
“The court has fixed July 4 as the next date of hearing. The court will also decide whether the copy and CD of the videography survey of the Gyanvapi complex should be given on not today,” said Vishnu Shankar Jain, the counsel of the Hindu side.
The Supreme Court has directed the District Judge in Varanasi to hear the case on maintainability on priority basis.
The apex court said that the District Judge should examine the maintainability of suit on priority as sought by the Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Varanasi.
The Intezamia Committee has sought direction that the plaint should not be heard under Order VII Rule 11 of Code of Civil Procedure (CPC).
As per the apex court order, the District Judge decided to first hold a hearing on the maintainability of the plaint filed seeking permission for worship at Shringar Gauri Sthal. He also gave one week time to all the parties to file their objections on the videography-survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
Hearing was held on the maintainability of the plea filed by the Hindu side seeking permission for regular worship at Shringar Gauri Sthal and other places.
