Varanasi: A Varanasi court Thursday fixed February 28 as the date for hearing the Gyanvapi Masjid committee’s plea against the recently allowed puja in a cellar of the mosque, the Hindu side counsel said.
The Varanasi district court had January 31 ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi complex.
The mosque committee moved the court challenging the verdict.
Advocate M M Yadav said Additional District Judge Anil Kumar has fixed February 28 for the hearing.
The mosque committee has also moved a petition in the Allahabad High Court against the district court verdict.
PTI