The Allahabad High Court has granted a 'last chance' to the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to comply with its earlier order and file a reply (counter-affidavit) in response to the petition filed by Varanasi's Anjuman Intezamia Masjid (AIM) - the Gyanvapi mosque management committee - in the Gyanvapi case by the next date of hearing on October 31.

The permission was granted by the court subject to payment of Rs 10,000 in the Legal Services Committee, Allahabad. The amount must be deposited on or before the next date of listing, which is fixed as October 31, the High Court added.