GYANVAPI MOSQUE SHIV LING CLAIM- Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates

SLP of Masjid Committee kept pending. To be listed after vacations. Bench rises.

J Chandrachud : We hope everyone has a happy and healthy vacation.

Bench says it will appropriately tweak the order after reading it.

Also, instead of REQUEST the District Magistrate, the bench states DIRECT the District Magistrate (for making wazu arrangements after consulting with parties)

Ahmadi : I am saying let the O 7 Rule 11 be decided first.

Vaidyanathan : The hands of DJ can't be tied.

Kumar : It can't be that the other applications can't be decided till O7 Rule 11 is decided.

SG: May consider adding that this has no bearing on the judge who has passed the order.

J Chandrachud : We have not said anything about the judge. We have said in a positive way that a senior and experienced person should handle.

Order : The order which was passed by the CJ, Senior Division, Varanasi on May 16, 2022 shall stand subsumed by the terms of the orders of this court dated May 17 pending further orders.

SG : There should be an alternate arrangement (for wuzu)

Ahmadi : Why should there be an alternate arrangement?

DYC : We have said arrangement, not alternate arrangement.

Order : Unless adequate arrangements for observance of wuzu has been made by the District Magistrate, we request the District Magistrate, in consultation with the parties, to make appropriate arrangements for the observance.

Order : The application filed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC shall be decided on priority by the District Judge.

The interim order dated May 17 of this Court shall continue in operation till O 7 R 11 is decided and for a period of 8 weeks thereafter

Order : We accordingly order and direct that the Civil Suit from Civil Judge Senior Division Varanasi shall stand transferred to District Judge Varanasi and all interlocutory applications shall stand transferred.

Justice Chandrachud stating the order : Having regards to complexities involved in civil suit & the sensitivity we are of the view that the suit before the Judge, Varanasi should be tried before a senior and experienced judicial officer of UP Higher Judicial Service.