Allahabad High Court seeks ASI reply in plea for scientific investigation of 'Shivling' found in Gyanvapi Mosque

The Allahabad High Court on Friday sought the response of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in a petition challenging a Varanasi Court's ruling that rejected scientific investigation of an object, believed to be a Shivling, found during a survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises. [Laxmi Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors]