Sunni Central Waqf Board chairperson Zufar Ahmad Farooqui stated that the order was ‘questionable’ as a result of no proof has been produced earlier than the court docket that implies that there was a previous present temple on the web site of the mosque
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board stated on Thursday that it could problem within the excessive court docket the Varanasi court docket order on the disputed premises claimed each by the Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Gyanwapi mosque.
The order, given by a senior division civil court docket, requested the state authorities to get the disputed premises examined by a five-member group of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at its expense.
In an announcement, Sunni Central Waqf Board chairperson Zufar Ahmad Farooqui stated the order can be challenged earlier than the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom.
“Our understanding is obvious that this case is barred by the Locations of Worship (Particular Provisions) Act, 1991,” Faruqi stated.
“The Locations of Worship Act was upheld by a five-judge structure bench of the Supreme Courtroom within the Ayodhya judgment. The standing of the Gyanwapi mosque is, as such, past query,” he stated.
The chairperson added that the order was “questionable” as a result of technical proof may solely complement sure foundational information.
“No proof has been produced earlier than the court docket that implies that there was a previous present temple on the web site of the mosque,” he stated.
Even within the Ayodhya judgment, the ASI excavation was in the end of no use.
The ASI didn’t discover proof that the Babri Masjid was constructed upon demolition of a temple, Farooqui stated.
The Supreme Courtroom has particularly noticed that there was no such proof and this apply of mosques being “investigated” by the ASI needs to be stopped, the assertion stated.
“We can be approaching the Hon’ble excessive court docket instantly in opposition to this unwarranted order,” it added.