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May 30 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
[Day 3] District Judge Varanasi to resume hearing the application by the Muslim party challenging the maintainability of the suit filed by Hindus seeking worship rights inside #GyanvapiMosque as "barred by Places of Worship Act 1991"
#Varanasi #KashiVishwanathTemple
With half an hour to go for the hearing before District Judge Varanasi to resume, security has been beefed up #GyanvapiMosque
Amid loud chants of "Har Har Mahadev", Advocate Hari Shankar Jain for the Hindu party enters the courtroom of District Judge, Varanasi

Adv Ranjana Agnihotri denied entry inside courtroom

#GyanvapiMosque #KashiVishwanathTemple
Advocate Mohammad Tauheed for Muslim side enters the court of District Judge, Varanasi. Tauheed to request court that the video and photo of the #GyanvapiSurvey not to be given to the Media
#GyanvapiMosque
Court officials allow Advocate Ranjana Agnihotri inside court. 47 lawyers are permitted to be present for the hearing

District judge yet to preside
#gyanvapimosque
Proceedings before District Judge Varanasi begins
#GyanvapiMosque
Muslim side argues: This suit is in complete violation of the Places of Worship Act, 1991.
#GyanvapiMosque
Muslim side reads 1937 case of Deen Mohammad Vs State Secretary where the court had decided on the basis of oral testimony and documents that this entire compound (Gyanvapi mosque complex) belongs to the Muslim Waqf and Muslims have the right to offer namaz in it #GyanvapiMosque
Hearing concludes for the day. Muslim side is rebutting para by para submissions of Hindu side. Now they are on Para 33 out of 51 total Paras.

Next date of hearing on July 4, 2022
#GyanvapiMosque

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