Varanasi Court today while observing that "Hindu Deities were worshipped inside Gyanvapi Mosque Complex even after Aug, 15, 1947" dismissed the application filed by Anjuman Islamia Masjid committee under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC for rejection of plaint by which maintainability of the Suit was challenged.

District Court ordered that the suit of the plaintiff is not barred by "The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, The waqf Act, 1995 and the UP Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Act, 1953 as it was claimed by the Masjid Committee.

The Suit filed by the Hindu side would not continue. 

The Court in its verdict dated 12.09.2022 , observed, “In the present case, the plaintiffs are demanding right to worship Maa Sringar Gauri, Lord Ganesh, and Lord Hanuman at the disputed property, therefore, Civil Court has jurisdiction to decide this case. Further, according to the pleadings of the plaintiffs, they were worshipping Maa Sringar Gauri, Lord Hanuman, Lord Ganesh at the disputed place incessantly since a long time till 1993. After 1993, they were allowed to worship the above mentioned Gods only once in a year under the regulatory of State of Uttar Pradesh. Thus, according to plaintiffs, they worshipped Maa Sringar Gauri, Lord Hanuman at the disputed place regularly even after 15th August, 1947. Therefore, The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 does not operate as bar on the suit of the plaintiffs and the suit of plaintiffs is not barred by Section 9 of the Act,"