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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi even as it ordered a "status quo" on the religious observances by both the Hindu and Muslim sides inside the mosque premises. The court was hearing a fresh plea of the Gyanvapi mosque management committee against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower court's order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque. The top court noted that both the Muslim and Hindu sides have been conducting their respective religious observances "unhindered" inside the mosque premises and, therefore, a status quo would serve the ends of justice for now. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud also sought the response of priest Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas by April 30 on the plea of the mosque committee.  "Bearing in mind the fact that the namaz is offered by the Muslim community unhindered after the orders dated January 17,...

  (Priyanshi Srivastava):  The matter related to the Varanasi Gyanvapi campus of Uttar Pradesh has been a topic of constant discussion. Carbon dating has been in demand for many days. Several petitions related to this matter were also filed. However, those petitions were rejected by the court. But in the meantime, news has come out that the Supreme Court has once again taken cognizance of the matter. It has been decided to hear on the protection of Shivling in Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri complex.  The Supreme Court has fixed the hearing on the matter of protection of Shivling at 3 pm tomorrow. In a previous order, the Supreme Court had directed the District Magistrate of Varanasi to ensure that the place where the 'Shivling' was found inside the mosque is kept safe. In the Gyanvapi case, a petition was filed on behalf of the Hindu side, in which mainly 6 women are involved. Their demand is that the worship of Shrigar Gauri located in the pr...