The Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed the survey at Gyanvapi mosque after it was temporarily stayed by Supreme Court and had aksed rhe petitioners to approach the High Court.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had
started the survey on July 24, but it was stayed within hours by the Supreme Court after the mosque committee approached it. The survey seeks to examine the claims of some Hindu petitioners that the mosque was built on a temple by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.