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🚨Allahabad High Court shortly to hear Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute case(s) pertaining to the land dispute between Ancient Idol of Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar, his devotees, and Anjuman Intezamiya Masajid Varanasi
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Bench of Justice Prakash Padia will hear the case(s).
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Hearing begins.
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Adv. Puneet Gupta for the Waqf Board seeks 10 days' time to file a rejoinder affidavit. Court grants permission.
Adv. Ajay Singh on behalf of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple starts his arguments.
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Singh reads from the supplementary affidavit and refers to the judgment delivered by the bench of Justice DV Sharma in Bhagwan Sri Rama Lala Virajman and 2 Others v. Rajendra Singh and Others 1995.
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Justice Padia remarks that from next week the case(s) will be heard for one hour on all working days and tells parties to take holidays, if any, before that as no adjournment will be granted.
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Justice Padia: Only two main points need to be considered here- conversion of the disputed site and its religious character.
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Justice Padia: What is State's stand?
State counsel: Whatever the court will decide, we will follow.
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Court takes on record the affidavits filed by State and Centre. Next date of hearing is September 12.
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