Varanasi: The court of district judge will hear, on Thursday, the suit filed by head priest of Acharya Ved Vyas Peeth temple Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas to seek worship of Shringar Gauri, other visible and invisible deities in cellar of Gyanvapi mosque and appoint district magistrate or any other suitable persons as receiver of the cellar in southern side of building.Special government counsel for Gyanvapi cases Rajesh Mishra said since district judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha is on leave, the file of the suit filed by Vyas was produced before action district judge (ADJ-I) Sanjiv Kumar Sinha on Tuesday. The court fixed November 2 as next date for hearing, he added.Vyass advocate Vishnu Jain said an application to expedite hearing on this suit had been submitted before the court. On September 25, Vyas had filed this suit before the court of civil judge senior division while an application was also moved before the district judge court to get this suit transferred to his court. District judge had allowed transfer of this suit to his court on October 16. We also published the following articles recentlyEx-Supreme court judge appointed professor in NLU SonipatRetired Supreme Court Judge Justice S. Ravindra Bhat has been appointed as a distinguished professor at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat. He has a distinguished career, having served as an additional judge in the Delhi High Court, Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, and a sitting judge in the Supreme Court of India. His appointment is expected to elevate the institution and provide students with valuable insights from an experienced legal expert.Court issues notice in plea filed by priestThe high court of Bombay at Goa has issued a notice to the state government and police station in response to a petition filed by a parish priest seeking the quashing of an FIR against him. The FIR was registered after a group protested outside the police station, demanding the priests arrest for comments he made about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The priest has expressed regret for his remarks and claimed they were taken out of context, while villagers have shown support for him.HC orders CBI to probe lower court judge role in Punjab scamThe Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered a CBI investigation into an alleged land scam worth over Rs 100 crore in Zirakpur, Punjab. A woman judicial officer from a subordinate court in Punjab is alleged to have been involved and passed unusual orders. The court has also directed that the orders passed by the judicial officer be examined by the administrative judge for appropriate action. The court noted that the case goes beyond "forum shopping" and exposes the abuse of the legal process by unscrupulous individuals. The CBI has been given six months to complete the probe.

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