An Indian court rules that officials can conduct a scientific survey to determine if a 17th-century mosque in the country's north was built over a Hindu temple
The Muslim petitioners objected to the survey saying it would damage the structure./ Photo: AP Archive
The Gyanvapi mosque in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi, an area Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents in India's parliament, is one of several mosques in northern Uttar Pradesh state that some Hindus believe was built on top of demolished Hindu temples. "Scientific survey is necessary in the interest of justice," Live Law, an online portal for Indian legal news, cited Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker as saying.Khalid Rasheed, a Muslim petitioner, said the mosque committee has the option to appeal Thursday’s decision in India’s Supreme Court.
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