The Varanasi District Court on Saturday gave 10 more days to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit its scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
The ASI was earlier given time till November 17, but its counsel sought 15 more days to submit the report.
17 for submitting the document.
On October 5, the court had granted four more weeks and said that the duration would not be extended beyond this.
On August 4, the court granted the ASI an additional month, extending its original deadline from August 4 to September 4. It provided another four-week extension on September 6.
The survey had begun after the Allahabad High Court upheld a Varanasi district court order and ruled that the step was “necessary in the interest of justice” and would benefit both the Hindu and Muslim sides to the dispute.
During an earlier hearing, the mosque management committee had objected to the survey, alleging that the ASI was digging the basement as well as other places of the mosque complex without permission and accumulating debris on the western wall, posing a risk that the structure might collapse.
