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The survey will start from 8 am on Saturday at Gyanvapi in Varanasi, which will continue till 12 noon. The court has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the survey to Advocate Commissioner Ajay Mishra. He will be accompanied by Special Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner. The administration has deployed force for security arrangements. In the midst of this survey, Chief Minister Yogi is also on Varanasi tour. He has come to review the development works of PM Modi with the officers.
Varanasi DM Kaushalraj Sharma had a meeting with both Hindu and Muslim parties on Friday regarding the survey. He has appealed to both the parties to maintain peace and order during the survey. The Muslim side Anjuman-e-Intzamiya Masajid Committee has said that until a decision is received from the Supreme Court, they will cooperate in the survey. In fact, the committee has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop the survey. But Chief Justice NV Ramanna refused to give any decision without seeing the file.

Force has been deployed outside Gyanvapi. People have been asked to remain alert.
Madan Mohan Yadav, counsel for the Hindu side, told that everyone has been asked to appear at Gate No. 4 Gyanvapi Complex at 7.30 am on Saturday. There is a special camera and lighting arrangement for videography of the entire complex. There is no electricity in the sanctum sanctorum. For this, the team will take the battery light. There is a tight guard of CRPF all around Gyanvapi. Where there will be videography, it has been included in the Red Zone for security.
Survey will be done by opening or breaking the lock, know 5 big things about the order of the court
- During the survey, there will be plaintiffs, defendants, advocates, advocate commissioners, their assistants and only people related to the survey. There will be no one else in the Gyanvapi campus.
- The commissioners will be free to photograph anywhere. Every step of the way, videography will be done.
- The district administration will also conduct a survey by opening the locks or breaking the locks. Monitoring of DGP and Chief Secretary.
- The responsibility of completing the survey will be the personal responsibility of the DM, Police Commissioner.
- The district administration will not try to postpone the survey process by making any excuse.

From left- Rekha Pathak, Lakshmi Devi, Sita Sahu and Manju Vyas. These five women had filed a petition for survey in the Gyanvapi campus.
What happened in this case?
May 6: Advocate Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra, appointed on the orders of the court, started conducting a survey of Gyanvapi from May 6 on both Hindu and Muslim sides.
, On this day only videography of Shringar Gauri’s Deity and walls could be done.
, On the first day, a large number of Muslims came to the mosque for Namaz and there was ruckus and sloganeering regarding the survey.
, The Muslim side alleged that the Advocate Commissioner was conducting a survey as a party like the plaintiff.
7 May: Survey work resumed in the afternoon. The plaintiffs alleged that more than 500 Muslims are inside the mosque and not allowing them to enter for the survey. Nor is the administration giving any support. After the dispute, the survey was stopped and the matter went to court again.
9 May: During the hearing in the court, the plaintiff side said that the Advocate Commissioner is doing his job properly. Baseless allegations are being leveled against him to obstruct the survey. Videography and verification should be allowed inside Gyanvapi.
May 10: There was an argument for one and a half hours between the lawyers of both the sides in the court. During this, the lawyers argued on the replacement of Advocate Commissioner and the survey of Gyanvapi Masjid.
, The Muslim side, Anjuman Inazaniya Masajid Committee, had sought time till May 11 to give some more facts along with preparation.
, The court fixed May 12 for hearing. Also said that if needed, the judge himself will go to the spot.
12 May: The Varanasi court has given a clear order that every corner of the premises should be surveyed from the basement. The next action of this case has been kept in the court on May 17.
12 May: The matter of survey of Gyanvapi Masjid reached the Supreme Court. The court’s decision has been challenged, in which survey and videography of the entire campus has been ordered.
, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana has said on this petition that he will first look at the files. Will decide then.
5 women filed petition last year
Five women, including Rakhi Singh, filed a case in the district court of Varanasi in August 2021. It was demanded from the court that permission should be given for regular darshan-worship of Maa Shringar Gauri. Along with this, the matter of security of other deities located in Gyanvapi complex was also raised before the court. Hearing and arguments went on for eight months on this issue, now from April this matter has moved towards conclusion.
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