Bench to hear Gyanvapi Kashi Vishwanath case to be set up on Friday: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court decided to form a bench on Friday to hear the Gyanvapi Kashi Vishwanath case, in which the Hindu side is requesting an extension of the protection order for the location where a "Shivling" was discovered on the grounds of Gyanvapi.

A bench presided over by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Thursday took notice of the arguments made by attorney Vishnu Shankar Jain, who was speaking on behalf of certain Hindu worshippers, and noted that the protection order was set to expire on November 12.

"We will constitute a bench at 3 pm tomorrow," the CJI said.

The top court, on May 17, had passed an interim order directing protection of the area inside Gyanvapi premises at Varanasi.

With PTI inputs