A Varanasi district court on Wednesday allowed the Hindu side to worship inside the southern cellar, also known as ‘Vyas Ka Tehkhana’, inside the Gyanvapi mosque.1

The court ordered the district magistrate to arrange for the prayers within seven days and a priest nominated by Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust. On the other hand, the Muslim side—represented by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee—said they would challenge the order in the higher court.

Rejecting the ASI findings, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said that the report of the ASI is not "conclusive evidence".2

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• 1. Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, says, “...Puja will start within seven days. Everyone will have the right to perform puja... The Hindu side is allowed to offer prayers at 'Vyas Ka Tehkhana'. The district administration will have to make arrangements within seven days," Jain said.
• 2. "Hindu communal organisations have been misleading the public for many years regarding the Gyanvapi Masjid. The latest example of this is a report of the Archaeological Survey of India which they filed in the court and made available to the plaintiff and defendant only on the orders of the court. This report was for their study and preparation but by publishing it in the press, the opposition party has not only insulted the court but has also tried to mislead the simple people of the country," AIMPLB executive member Qasim Rasool Ilyas said.