Allahabad High
Court, on Friday, adjourned the hearing in the Gyanvapi case till
February 6, over the Muslim side's plea against the Varanasi court order
allowing the Hindu side to offer prayers in the mosque.
The Varanasi
court, on Wednesday, allowed the Hindu plaintiffs to pray in the mosque's
sealed basement, following which a puja was performed in the premises on
Thursday.
The
Anzuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the mosque’s affairs, had
moved the HC after the Supreme Court refused to hear their plea against the
lower court’s order.
Varanasi court allows puja in 'Vyas ji ka tahkhana'
The
district court allows Hindus to worship in the southern cellar - "Vyas ji
ka tahkhana" located in the Gyanvapi complex. It also ordered the
administration to make arrangements for the same within seven days.
The
court order also instructed the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust to appoint a
priest for the puja by Thursday.
The
Muslim side contended before the HC that the order allowing the puja was passed
in a "very hurried manner." Their advocate S F A Naqvi also submitted
before the court that the order was passed on the day of retirement of the
judge concerned.
Varanasi
district judge Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha retired from service on January 31.