Khushi Gupta
Published on: May 9, 2022 at 15:58 IST
Advocates representing the Petitioners in Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri temple case in Varanasi said they will oppose a Petition filed before a Civil Judge that sought removal or replacement of the Court-appointed Advocate Commissioner Ajai Kumar, tasked to survey the Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal in the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi complex.
“We will file an objection in the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar on May 9 against the Petition filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee seeking removal of Advocate Commissioner Ajai Kumar,” said Sudhir Tripathi.
“The allegation by the Lawyers of the mosque committee that the Advocate commissioner is biased and conducting the survey keeping in view the interest of the Plaintiffs is completely baseless. The Advocate commissioner conducted the Proceedings of the survey in a quite fair (way).”
“We will urge the Court that the Advocate Commissioner should not be changed,” Tripathi added.
Abhay Nath Yadav, one of the Advocates of the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, said, “We filed a petition in the Court of the Civil Judge (senior division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar, urging the Court to remove or replace the Advocate Commissioner Ajai Kumar with a Senior Lawyer because (on the first day) he conducted the proceeding of the survey as per wish of the Advocates of the Petitioners (seeking permission for daily worship at Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal).”
There has been a protest over the survey of several deities, including Shringar Gauri, located in Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath temple premises and the Gyanvapi Masjid complex.
On Saturday, the Advocate Commissioner with his team arrived for the survey and videography of many deities, including Shringar Gauri, located in the Gyanvapi complex, Varanasi. But the survey could not start as the Advocates of the mosque management committee, who arrived about an hour after the survey team, opposed it.
The Court of the Civil Judge of Varanasi, Ravi Kumar Diwakar, on April 26 had ordered videography of the Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal by the Advocate Commissioner.
