Gyanvapi Survey Resumes, Mosque Body Moves Supreme Court

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday gave its nod for a 'scientific survey' of the mosque saying that it was warranted in the interest of justice.

The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has resumed its survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi to determine if it was built over a Hindu temple. The mosque committee has challenged the survey in the Supreme Court.

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday gave its nod for a 'scientific survey' of the mosque saying that it was warranted in the interest of justice. Earlier, the Supreme Court had barred any survey inside the mosque complex.

The mosque's 'wazukhana' -- where a structure that the petitioners claimed was a 'shivling' -- will not be within the ambit of the fresh survey in keeping with the Supreme Court order.