Supreme Court Stays ASI Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Till 26 July

The Supreme Court has stayed the ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque till 5pm on 26 July.

The bench headed by the CJI DY Chandrachud passed the said order after hearing an urgent mentioning by the Gyanvapi Mosque Committee (Committee of Management, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid).

The bench has asked the Masjid Committee to approach the High Court tomorrow and has also requested the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court to allow a hearing before the interim order expires on 26 July.

SG Tushar Mehta informed the court about Archaeological Survey of India's stance during the hearing that it is not planning to carry out any excavation of the Gyanvapi site at least for a week.