After 13 hearings in two years know what was the order of the court on Gyanvapi Masjid

The Varanasi court has taken a big decision regarding the Gyanvapi mosque. The judge has bluntly said that the work of survey which is incomplete will continue. The report of the survey will be presented in the court on May 17. The Muslim parties had demanded the change of the court commissioner. Giving its opinion on this subject, the court has said that the commissioner will not be changed. If anyone creates obstacles in the work of the survey, then penal action will be taken against him.

Only they are allowed to go to the survey site

Varanasi Court has said in its order that application 61C is accepted. Respondent No. 1 and 3 are ordered to complete the commission proceedings in light of the facts mentioned in the application 11C. In continuation of the earlier order by the court at the place of commission proceedings, no outsider will be present in the commission proceedings except the plaintiff-respondent and the advocate concerned, the advocate commissioner and his assistants and the persons related to the commission proceedings. The Advocate Commissioner will be free to take photographs and videography at the points mentioned by the parties.

...so that no officer can avoid

The court has also said in its order that if any obstruction is created at any place, such as the lock has been closed at some place, then the district administration will have full authority to get the lock opened or broken but to get the commission proceedings completed. The District Magistrate, Varanasi and the Commissioner of Police, Commissionerate of Police, Varanasi are ordered that it will be their personal responsibility to get the commission proceedings completed. The Director General of Police and the Chief Secretary are directed that they will supervise the related proceedings. The court has said that so that the administrative officers of the district cannot make any excuse to postpone the commission proceedings.

Survey will be done from 8 am to 12 noon

Commission proceedings should be completed every day from 8 am to 12 noon. This process will continue till the survey is completed. If any obstruction is created by anyone in the commission proceedings, then the district administration should take strictest legal action by registering an FIR. According to the order, the commission proceedings will not be stopped under any circumstances. Whether co-operation by any of the parties or not. The suit clerk is ordered to immediately send a copy of this order to the concerned officers as per rules. The advocate commissioner will file the commission proceedings report before the court by May 17. The commission report will be heard on May 17.

August 18, 2021 - Rakhi Singh, Laxmi Devi, Manju Vyas, Sita Sahu and Rekha Pathak of Delhi jointly filed a petition in the court of Civil Judge Senior Division Ravi Kumar Diwakar

8 April 2022 - In the course of hearing, the court appointed Advocate Commissioner.

April 18, 2022 - The district administration filed a petition through a government advocate and demanded a ban on videography and photographs.

19 April 2022 - Court commissioner informed the court about the date of survey.

April 19, 2022 - The opposition Anjuman Inazaniya Masajid Committee filed a petition in the High Court requesting to stop the commission proceedings. The High Court dismissed the petition and upheld the order of the lower court.

- 20 April 2022 - Court concludes hearing, reserves verdict.

- 26 April 2022 - The lower court ordered to start the survey proceedings after Eid. Under the order, the court commissioner had informed the court about conducting the survey on May 6.

May 2, 2022 - The women of the plaintiffs pleaded for security by giving an application to the Additional Commissioner of Police.

May 5, 2022 - Appeal to the court to preserve the evidence and evidence gathered during the commission proceedings of the Advocate Commissioner. The court ordered the police to keep the evidence safe to the commissioner.

May 6, 2022 - Court commissioner started commission proceedings in the presence of the parties in Gyanvapi complex, which could not be completed on the first day.

May 7, 2022 - The next day the court commissioner was stopped from going to Gyanvapi Masjid, forcing the proceedings to stop.

May 9, 2022 - The respondent Anjuman Inazaniya Masajid Committee applied in the court to change the Advocate Commissioner.

10 and 11 May 2022 - The debate on the application was completed, the decision reserved.