Gyanvapi Case: The Sessions Court of Varanasi has dismissed a petition seeking the carbon dating of the alleged Shivling found in the Gyanvapi Masjid.
After this, the Hindu side decided to go to the Supreme Court. Hindu side lawyer Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi said that we will go to the Supreme Court.
The survey of Gyanvapi Masjid was done on the orders of the Sessions Court of Varanasi. During this, the Hindu side claimed to have found a Shivling in Gyanvapi.
While the Muslim side called it a fountain. The Hindu side has now demanded carbon dating of this alleged Shivling. However, the court rejected it.
The litigants of the Hindu side said that there will be a demand for carbon dating and scientific investigation again in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Sessions Court and we have full faith in justice.
The court said that in such a situation, the use of carbon dating technology can harm Shivling. Apart from this, religious sentiments of the general public can also be hurt if this happens.
The court said that it would not be appropriate to direct the Archaeological Survey of India for carbon dating. Hence this application is dismissed.
Carbon dating can reveal the age of an archaeological object or archaeological finds. Carbon dating gives only an approximate age, but the exact age is difficult to determine.
Stone and metal cannot be dated by this means, but pottery can be dated. If any type of organic matter is found in the stone, then the approximate age can be ascertained from it.
