In the reply submitted on behalf of the plaintiffs by Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, it is claimed that the property is vested in the deity Lord Adi Vishweshwar and that Gyanvapi is not a mosque since Aurangazeb did not form a Waqf by dedicating the property

According to locals, they have never seen the disputed Gyanvapi structure so crowded

The Court ruled that the suit to remove the Mathura Shahi Idgah Mosque is maintainable on the ground that it was built over the Krishna Janmbhoomi land

It is being claimed that the idol of Lord Narsimha is 1200 old, and it dates back to the time of the Pratihara kings or King Anangpal

On Friday last week, two applications were submitted in the civil judge's court in Mathura requesting the appointment of an advocate commissioner to conduct a survey at the Shahi Idgah masjid next to Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi

Judge observed that the State had the Constitutional obligation to preserve the religious practices of all religions and provide basic amenities to the devotees when they gather in large numbers during temple festivals

The court has also agreed to hear a plea seeking videography of the disputed Shahi Idgah mosque

The activists have alleged that the Hanuman temple in Srirangapatna was converted into Jamia Masjid during the reign of Tipu Sultan, the Islamic ruler under whose rule, conversions, rapes and kidnapping of Hindus were rampant. Historical accounts reveal that Tipu Sultan's reign also saw the demolition of many Hindu temples

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi called upon Muslims to not lose the disputed structure at any cost

The committee that manages the affairs and upkeep of the disputed structure often referred to as Gyanvapi 'mosque' is representing the Muslim side in the case