The Varanasi district court asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday to clarify its request for an additional three weeks to submit a scientific survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex, while reserving its order for Thursday. This is ASI's sixth request for an extension at different stages of the survey and the court had already granted five - on August 5, September 8, October 5, November 2, and November 17. The mosque management committee represented by lawyer Mohammad Ikhlaq objected to ASI repeatedly seeking more time.
