New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the appeal filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee to October first week, saying it will wait for the decision of the Varanasi court on the Committee's plea questioning the maintainability of the suit filed by Hindu women.

The committee had challenged an order of Allahabad High Court permitting a court-appointed commissioner to inspect, conduct a survey and videograph the Gyanvapi mosque.

The apex court also declined to entertain a fresh plea to offer water to the 'Shivling', said to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque.

The court said such prayers can't be entertained when the suit is already pending. It also declined to entertain another plea filed by seven women seeking carbon dating and ground penetrating radar survey of the discovered ‘Shivling’.

On May 20, the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of the case related to worship at Gyanvapi mosque from the civil judge to the District Judge, Varanasi.

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It had ordered that its interim order passed on May 17 to protect the area where the ‘Shivling’ was found and access to Muslims for namaz shall continue in operation till maintainability of the suit is decided.