VARANASI, Feb. 2 -- The Varanasi district court on Saturday completed hearing on three pleas seeking transfer of a suit titled 'Ancient Idol Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar and others Vs Anjuman Intezamia Committee and others' from the fast-track court of the civil judge (senior division) to the district court.

The court fixed February 13 as date for the order. The next friend to the deity Lord Adi Vishweshwar, advocate Vijay Shankar Rastogi submitted that those who filed the pleas (seeking transfer of the suit) are not party in the case.

"Since this is a representative suit, it cannot be transferred from the lower court. All the applications related to the transfer are not maintainable. Hence I urge the court to dismiss them," he said. Mohd...