On Monday, a Varanasi court ordered to “immediately seal the place where the shivling has been found” within the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex and said that no one should be allowed within the sealed area.
While accepting the application of the lawyer from the Hindu petitioners, the court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar said, “District Magistrate, Varanasi, is directed to immediately seal the place where the Shivling has been found. No person should be allowed to enter the place which will be sealed. The responsibility for the security and custodianship of the place which will be sealed will be considered personally of Varanasi district magistrate, Varanasi police commissioner and the CRPF commandant, Varanasi.”
The court, while hearing the application, also said that the responsibility for supervising the sealing of the place will be of the UP director general of police (DGP) and the UP chief secretary (Administration).
Advocate Hari Shankar Jain had filed an application on Monday in the Varanasi court, representing the five Hindu women petitioners, saying that a “Shivling is found in masjid complex at the place where wuzu khana is there”.
The three-day videographgic survey of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex being done by the Commission concluded on Monday noon, with officials saying that the findings of the survey were “confidential”.
District Government Counsel (Civil) Mahendra Pandey, who represents the government in the suit filed by the five women, confirmed to The Indian Express that the order was passed on Monday morning by the Varanasi court.
The three days inspection took place in the presence of court-appointed Advocate Commissioners, lawyers from both sides, all concerned parties and officials.
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