Official appointed by court to survey Gyanvapi Mosque axed: Here’s why
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The court, while sacking the top official it had appointed weeks ago, termed his conduct ‘irresponsible’ and emphasized that any court-appointed official must act like a public servant.
The Varanasi court has sacked the commissioner of the team appointed to survey the Gyanvapi mosque complex for allegedly leaking information to the media. The court commissioner, Ajay Kumar Mishra, had also allegedly hired a private cameraman, who has now been accused of leaking to the press.
The court, while axing the top official it had appointed weeks ago, termed his conduct ‘irresponsible’ and emphasized that any court-appointed official must act like a public servant. But Mishra appointed a private cameraman who leaked information, it noted.
The other two members of the team, Ajay Pratap Singh and Vishal Singh, will continue at their posts and they have been asked to submit the report of the survey within two days.
The Muslim side has been persistently accusing Ajay Mishra of being biased and there was a call to remove him earlier as well.
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