Gyanvapi Historic Decision | Hindus can pray at Gyanvapi's Vyas Tehkhana : Allahabad HC

Gyanvapi Historic Decision | In a historic decision, worth welcoming and major victory, the Allahabad High Court dismissed  plea challenging order permitting Hindu parties to offer puja in the 'vyas tehkhana' of Gyanvapi complex. 

The decision was pronounced by a bench headed by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal.

The court had reserved the decision after a long debate between both the parties on February 15
The mosque has four 'tahkhanas' (cellars) in the basement, of which one is still in the possession of the Vyas family, who used to live there. 

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Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side says "Today, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the first appeal from orders of Anjuman Intezamia wherein the order of 17th and 31st January passed by Varanasi District Court was under challenge before Allahabad HC. The crux of the matter is that the ongoing puja in the 'Vyas Tehkhana' of Gyanvapi complex will continue..."

"The Allahabad High Court today read out the operative portion of its order. The operative portion states that the arguments presented by the Muslim side appear weak and the order of the District Judge, appointing a receiver for the district magistrate, and allowing the puja to continue, will be upheld. The court has also dismissed the first appeal form order,  Advocate Prabhash Pandey said.

The appeal was filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Committee president Asaduddin Owaisi who said that the judgement by the Varanasi court to allow Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the 'Vyas Ka Tekhana' area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex was a violation of the Places of Worship Act.

The court was hearing appeals filed by the mosque committee challenging the validity of the district judge's two orders.

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The Gyanvapi Mosque case pertains to a long-standing legal and religious controversy surrounding the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, India. The mosque is located near the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, one of the holiest sites in Hinduism