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On Oct 14, Varanasi District Judge A K Vishvesh turned down the plea seeking scientific investigation and carbon dating of the 'Shivling', citing SC directives for its safekeeping so that no tampering can be done.
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the submissions that the May 17 order of the apex court granting protection was expiring on November 12 and it needed to be extended.
The mosque committee had opposed the demand for carbon dating.
District court dismisses the mosque committee's challenging of civil suits filed by five Hindu women.
Right wing groups have launched the exercise for a Gyanvapi-style survey of the Lucknow Mosque, claiming that it was originally known as 'Laxman Tila'.
Mohan Bhagwat said the RSS had already made it clear that its participation in Ayodhya agitation was an exception and it would not undertake anything similar in future.
The Gyanvapi mosque survey was concluded on May 16. The Hindu side in the matter has claimed that a 'Shivling' was found inside a reservoir on the mosque complex during the survey.
On May 17, the top court had directed the district magistrate of Varanasi to ensure protection of an area inside the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex where a 'Shivling' is said to have been found during a survey.
In an increasingly polarised country, Kuttichira and Kozhikode at large remain bastions of communal harmony and amity.
The Cheraman Masjid occupies a pivotal place in the Muziris civilisation that enjoyed glory as the ancient world's greatest trading centre in the East, trading everything from spices to precious stones.
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