INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The Varanasi court on Friday granted eight more weeks to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to complete its scientific
survey of Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi
The ASI was initially given four weeks to complete its survey and submit a report
According to that timeline, the deadline was September 2.The lawyers representing the Hindu litigants had said the ASI "should not submit
the final report yet as the survey is incomplete".The scientific survey of the complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple, excluding
the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu templeOn August 3, the HC had dismissed the plea filed by
the Muslim side, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, challenging the Varanasi court order allowing the ASI to conduct a scientific
