In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Gyanvapi Mosque committee, thereby upholding the Varanasi Court's order permitting 'Puja' in the 'Vyas Tehkhana' of the mosque premises. This decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing legal battle surrounding religious rituals within the Gyanvapi Mosque complex.

Earlier on Wednesday, the district court ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in a cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid, a significant development in the legal battle over the mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.