Varanasi: The court of district judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha on Wednesday fixed Thursday for a hearing on the plea of advocate Vijay Shankar Rastogi demanding to make him a party in the civil suit filed by head priest of Acharya Ved Vyas Peeth temple, Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas to seek the appointment of a receiver of the cellar (Tehkhana) in the southern side of Gyanvapi mosque.Special government counsel for Gyanvapi cases, Rajesh Mishra said that no hearing on Rastogis plea could take place on Wednesday and the court fixed Thursday for the hearing.Vyas had filed his suit in September. After the completion of arguments of the plaintiff and defendant Anjuman Intejamia Masjid (Gyanvapi mosque management committee), the court had reserved its order on November 8. However, on the same day Rastogi filed his plea to become a party in this suit. Vyas filed his objection against the plea moved by Rastogi, while the latter also filed his counter reply. TNNWe also published the following articles recentlyGyanvapi case: Court reserves order on ASI plea seeking extensionVaranasi district judge reserves order on Archaeological Survey of Indias plea for more time to submit Gyanvapi mosque survey report; court expected to deliver order on Thursday. ASI seeks extension due to technical reasons in finalizing report. Hearing on advocate Vijay Shankar Rastogis plea to become a party in the suit filed by head priest of Acharya Ved Vyas Peeth temple fixed for Thursday.Explain plea for more time for Gyanvapi report, court tells ASIThe Varanasi district court reserved its order on the Archaeological Survey of Indias request for an extension to submit a scientific survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex. ASI has requested multiple extensions for the survey. The court heard ASIs technical reasons for the delay. The court had initially ordered the survey to determine if the mosque was built over a temple. ASI sought additional time for the compilation of the report, prompting the court to set a new deadline.With heavy heart, Supreme Court agrees to government plea to defer PMLA hearingSupreme Court orders fresh hearing of petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and review of the 2022 verdict. The Centre seeks adjournment due to petitioners amended petitions and retirement of the presiding judge. The hearing concludes without response from the Centre. The court rejects the Centres plea for deferring the hearing and decides to constitute a new bench. Amended petitions are admitted and the hearing is postponed for two months.

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