'Court ordered to seal 'wazukhana' in Gyanvapi after 'Shivling' was found'

The Varanasi civil courtordered to seal wazukhana in Gyanvapi mosque after big Shivling was found said Lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain representing the Hindu side on TuesdaySpeaking to ANI Jain said During the survey exercise yesterday we found a welllike structure in the middle of the wazukhana We requested the Commissioner to reduce the water level at the wazukhana When the water was reduced we reached the welllike structure and found a big Shivling The Shivling has a diameter of around 4 metres and a height of around 3 feet I believe it is deeper inside the groundIt was necessary to put the fact under the knowledge of the court We moved an application in the court seeking order to preserve and secure this important piece of evidence Following this the court ordered the CRPF commandants to protect it roundtheclock and UP DGP and Chief Secretary to monitor it he saidThe lawyer said the wuzu should not be performed there since Shivling was found thereThe area has been sealed And performing wuzu at the place of Shivling is not justified So the court gave the order to seal the wazukhana area in the mosque Jain saidAsked about the claims by the other party that the structure is not Shivling but a fountain Jain said We understand the difference between fountain and Shivling If it is a fountain then it would have a different system It is a ShivlingNotably the Supreme Court will be hearing the plea seeking a stay on the survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi todayThe SC bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear the plea of the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee on TuesdayOn this Jain said I believe the matter in Supreme Court has gone infructuous They Muslim party already complied the order they challenged in the Supreme Court They participated in exercise and were part of the commission Now can they challenge it after participating We believe Supreme Court will not interfere in the matterThe threedaylong courtmonitored videography survey of the Kashi Vishwanath TempleGyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi concluded on MondayAs the survey was completed the Hindu petitioner in the case Sohan Lal Arya on Monday claimed that the committee found a Shivling at the complex Arya who accompanied the court commission for the mosque survey said that they have found conclusive evidenceThe survey was conducted in accordance with the Varanasi Civil Courts order to continue the survey despite objections from the mosque authoritiesAfter the conclusion of the survey the Varanasi court ordered the District Magistrate of Varanasi Kaushal Raj Sharma to seal the area where the Shivling was found and to bar people from going to the placeIn its order the court said that the DM police commissioner and the Central Reserve Police Force CRPF commandant Varanasi will be responsible for the security of the sealed areaThe civil court had appointed a court commissioner to conduct the survey and videography of the site and the same was challenged before Allahabad High Court which dismissed the appeal on April 21 The April 21 order of the High Court was challenged in the apex courtFive women had filed a petition in the court seeking permission for daily worship at the Shringar Gauri temple which is claimed to be situated inside the Gyanvapi Mosque premisesThe order of the civil court for undertaking survey and videography at the premises was subsequently given by the courtAnother petition which was filed by one Vijay Shankar Rastogi had contended that the entire premises belonged to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and that the Gyanvapi Mosque is only a part of the temple complex is also pending in the court since 1991Rastogi had also claimed that the Kashi Vishwanath Temple had been built over two thousand years ago and the temple was demolished by the Mughal emperor AurangzebAdvocate Vishal Singh the Courtappointed special assistant commissioner in Varanasi said that the survey was conducted in an unhindered mannerThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever