New Delhi: The Varanasi court of Friday allowed the carbon dating for the entire premise of the Gyanvapi complex, excluding the disputed part. As per the information, the court concluded hearing arguments on the plea last Friday (July 14).

Appearing for the Hindu side, Vishnu Shankar Jain said, “I have been informed, my application has been accepted and the court has directed an ASI survey of the entire Gyanvapi Masjid complex, except for the Vaju Tank (Shivling), which has been sealed.”

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The court considered a petition filed in May this year on behalf of five women. The appelants had asked permission to worship at the Sringar Gauri Sthal inside the temple premises in another petition. It is worth noting that a structure was found in the Gyanvapi complex that was considered as ‘Shivling’ from one side, while the another side called it a fountain.

The veridct that was pronounced today was on the ASI survey, which we had demanded, except the sealed area in the campus. It should be noted that a seprate case is pending in the Supreme Court regarding the sealed area in the campus.

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“Earlier the apex court said that till the judgment is not given on the dsiputed area, ASI survey should not be done there. Both the sides presented their side and the Muslim side had raised our objection… Today’s decision will be a turning point for us….,” said Hindu side’s lawyer Advocate Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi.

#WATCH | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | Advocate Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi, Hindu side’s lawyer on Gyanvapi matter, “The decision that is supposed to be pronounced today is on the ASI survey that we had demanded, except on the sealed area in the premises. The sealed area’s matter is… pic.twitter.com/3mnJuSCcO3

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What is Carbon Dating?

By the process of carbon dating, it is easy to find out the age of an object or plants, dead animals or fossil remains, which is a complicated task. It helps to understand the history of objects or the process of evolution of different species over centuries.