PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad HC on Friday asked the director general of ASI to clarify if carbon-dating and similar scientific probe of the purported ‘Shivling’ found in the wuzu pond of the Gyanvapi complex during a recent court-mandated survey can cause damage to the structure in any way.
It has asked the ASI to respond to this specific question in an order that was issued on Friday while hearing a petition challenging the Varanasi district judge’s recent order that rejected carbon-dating and scientific probe of the ‘Shivling’. The bench of Justice JJ Munir sought the response of the ASI while admitting a petition challenging the Varanasi court’s order that rejected the demand for carbon-dating and scientific probe of the ‘Shivling’ found on May 16.
It further directed DG ASI to submit her opinion on whether probe of the said structure — by examination through carbon-dating, ground-penetrating radar, excavation and other methods to determine its age and nature — was likely to damage it. Or whether there was a way for a safe evaluation of its age.
Hearing a civil revision petition by Laxmi Devi and three others, Justice Munir directed that the said report be submitted by the DG ASI by November 21, the next date of hearing. The court also directed that this order be communicated to the DG ASI by the registrar (compliance) of the HC within 24 hours.
In view of the assertion made by Hari Shankar Jain, the counsel for the petitioner, that the district judge, Varanasi, was proceeding with the suit and that may adversely affect the outcome of any possible scientific probe by ASI, the court directed that the district judge should fix a date in the suit in the first week of December.
The court admitted the petition and also issued notices to Anjuman Intezamia Masajid — the Gyanvapi mosque management committee — the UP government, district administration and other respondents in the case.
Earlier, five Hindu women petitioners had approached the civil court of Varanasi, seeking the right to worship Shringar Gauri and other deities inside Gyanvapi mosque. The civil court ordered a survey of Gyanvapi mosque by the advocate commissioner, who then videotaped the premises and submitted a report to the court.
The AIM challenged the survey in the Supreme Court, which directed the Varanasi district judge to hear the case. Thereafter, four out of five petitioners moved an application before the district judge seeking appointment of experts of ASI to find out the age and nature of the ‘Shivling’.
It has asked the ASI to respond to this specific question in an order that was issued on Friday while hearing a petition challenging the Varanasi district judge’s recent order that rejected carbon-dating and scientific probe of the ‘Shivling’. The bench of Justice JJ Munir sought the response of the ASI while admitting a petition challenging the Varanasi court’s order that rejected the demand for carbon-dating and scientific probe of the ‘Shivling’ found on May 16.
It further directed DG ASI to submit her opinion on whether probe of the said structure — by examination through carbon-dating, ground-penetrating radar, excavation and other methods to determine its age and nature — was likely to damage it. Or whether there was a way for a safe evaluation of its age.
Hearing a civil revision petition by Laxmi Devi and three others, Justice Munir directed that the said report be submitted by the DG ASI by November 21, the next date of hearing. The court also directed that this order be communicated to the DG ASI by the registrar (compliance) of the HC within 24 hours.
In view of the assertion made by Hari Shankar Jain, the counsel for the petitioner, that the district judge, Varanasi, was proceeding with the suit and that may adversely affect the outcome of any possible scientific probe by ASI, the court directed that the district judge should fix a date in the suit in the first week of December.
The court admitted the petition and also issued notices to Anjuman Intezamia Masajid — the Gyanvapi mosque management committee — the UP government, district administration and other respondents in the case.
Earlier, five Hindu women petitioners had approached the civil court of Varanasi, seeking the right to worship Shringar Gauri and other deities inside Gyanvapi mosque. The civil court ordered a survey of Gyanvapi mosque by the advocate commissioner, who then videotaped the premises and submitted a report to the court.
The AIM challenged the survey in the Supreme Court, which directed the Varanasi district judge to hear the case. Thereafter, four out of five petitioners moved an application before the district judge seeking appointment of experts of ASI to find out the age and nature of the ‘Shivling’.
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