The Varanasi district court has scheduled January 3 as the upcoming hearing date for three applications, including one from the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC). The AIMC application seeks an order directing that the report on the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque be securely sealed and not shared with any party unless a personal undertaking on affidavit ensures non-leakage.
Akhlaque Ahmad, representing AIMC, stated, "We have prayed to the court that the report on the scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque should be kept in a sealed cover and should not be given to any of the parties unless a personal undertaking on an affidavit is submitted that it will not be leaked to anyone." The court has fixed January 3 as the next hearing date.
In a separate application, AIMC urged the court to ensure that if the decision permits sending a copy of the survey report to Vishnu Shankar Jain at his email ID, a copy should also be provided to AIMC counsel Akhlaque Ahmad at his email ID.
Ahmad clarified, "On behalf of (four) women plaintiffs in the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case, their counsel Vishnu Shankar Jain filed an application in the court, urging it that a copy of the survey report should be sent to Jain's mail id. We object to the application. But if the court reaches a decision that the survey report can be sent on mail, we prayed to the court to pass an order to send the ASI survey report on the mail id of counsel for the AIMC also."
On December 18, Jain, representing four Hindu women plaintiffs, filed an application in the Varanasi district court, seeking a copy of the survey report. "By filing an application, we have prayed to the court to provide a copy of the survey report to us," Jain explained.
Previously, on December 18, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) submitted the Gyanvapi scientific survey report in a sealed packet before the court. Additionally, a sealed packet containing a list of objects found during the survey was submitted by the ASI team. The ASI had informed the court on November 2 that the survey was completed, requesting 15 days to prepare the report. Despite subsequent extensions, the ASI filed an application seeking an additional three weeks for filing the report.
(With Agency Inputs)
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