Prayagraj: Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to file an affidavit on whether the ‘carbon dating’ of the purported ‘Shivling’ can be conducted without defacing its shape.
The High Court ordered ASI to file the affidavit on the next date of the hearing which is scheduled on November 30.
The court was hearing a review petition challenging the Varanasi district court’s order of a ‘scientific survey’ of the purported Shivling.
In its order on Monday, the single bench of Justice JJ Muneer asked the ASI to confirm if ‘carbon dating’, a method to determine an object’s age, can be conducted without defacing the purported Shivling.
Earlier, the petitioners had filed an application in the district court, Varanasi seeking a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex.
The court, however, rejected the plea on October 14 saying that doing so could damage the structure.
The single-bench of the Allahabad HC on Monday also directed the principal secretary of the Department of Religious Affairs, Uttar Pradesh, to file an affidavit on the government’s position or stand in the matter on the next date of hearing – November 30.
(With Agency Inputs)
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