Gyanvapi mosque row: Varanasi court rejects plea for carbon dating of Shivling

The claim was disputed by the Muslim side, which said the object was part of a "fountain". Advocate Mumtaz Ahmed, who appeared for the Muslim side, said they told the court that carbon dating of the object cannot be done.

Arguments on the plea were complete on Tuesday and the court will pronounce its verdict on October 14, said.

If the object gets damaged in the name of carbon dating, it amounts to the defiance of the order of the Supreme Court, District Government Counsel Mahendra Pratap Pandey said.

Earlier, the Muslim side had contended that the Supreme Court had asked the Varanasi district magistrate to keep the object safe. In such a situation, getting it examined cannot be justified, they had said. The Muslim side also said the original case is about the worship of Shringar Gauri while the structure in the mosque has nothing to do with it. In such a condition, neither any investigation can be done by the Archaeological Department nor a legal report be called after conducting a scientific investigation, they had said.