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🚨Allahabad High Court is hearing the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute case(s)
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The matter is being heard before the bench of Justice Prakash Padia. Adv. Vijay Shankar Rastogi, the court-appointed next-friend of Lord Vishweshwar, continues his submissions.
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Rastogi: The shivling in #GyanvapiMandir, as described in the scriptures, is a self-manifested one. I cannot be man-made. It has been described in Shiv Puran.
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Rastogi: The Shivling in Gynavapi has been described in the scriptures as a "Jyotirling" and only a linga that is placed by the deities or sages is called Jyotirling.
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Upon Justice Padia's query regarding "self-manifested" jyotirlingas, Rastogi informs the bench that among the 12 Jyotirlingas, 5 are self-manifested.
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Rastogi says that the State is not the owner of Kashi Vishwanath's property because he is a self-manifested lord.
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Referring to the Uttar Pradesh Sri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Act, 1983, Rastogi argues that the State only handles the management of the temple, it is not its owner.
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Rastogi seeks more time. Adv. Ajay Singh Ajay suggests that the same can be listed on Sunday.
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Justice Padia: It will not be proper to list it on a Sunday otherwise all will wonder what was the hurry.
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Counsel for the State Govt requests for the case to be listed in June. Counsel for Muslim parties informs that their Senior Counsel will not be available then.
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Bench appreciates the efforts put in by Adv. Rastogi.
"It is a different matter as to what will be the result of the case, but he has studied so deeply, that is commendable": Justice Padia
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BREAKING: Allahabad High Court indicates that it will hear the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute case(s) on July 6, the whole day, till its conclusion.
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