Gyanvapi Mosque Row Live Updates: SC orders to protect shivling without impeding access of Muslims to the mosque; Varanasi court removes survey official;

The Supreme Court Tuesday issued an order to the Uttar Pradesh government and Hindu petitioners on the Mosque Committee’s plea challenging the Varanasi district court’s survey order, reported news agency ANI. The court will hear the matter again on May 19.

Meanwhile, the Varanasi court Tuesday removed advocate-Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra from his post. Mishra was responsible for the filming and carrying out the survey of the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex. The court also granted two days extension for the submission of the committee’s survey report. Earlier on Monday, the Varanasi court directed the district administration to seal the spot in the mosque complex where a Shivling was claimed to have been found during the videography survey.

The Supreme Court was hearing a plea by the Committee of Management of Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, Varanasi, challenging the videography survey ordered by a local court of the Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal in the complex. The Muslim body contends that it is contrary to provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991. The Hindu Sena President has filed an intervention in the apex court, seeking a dismissal of the appeal, the Bar and Bench reported.

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