PRAYAGRAJ, March 10 -- The Allahabad high court on Monday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit a detailed response on whether whitewashing, additional lighting, and decorative lights are required outside the disputed structure (Sambhal mosque). The court has given ASI 24 hours to file the affidavit.

Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal scheduled the next hearing for March 12 and stated that if further examination is needed, ASI may send a team to assess the structure.

The court also directed Uttar Pradesh advocate general Ajay Kumar Mishra to seek a copy of the agreement allegedly signed between the Jama Masjid's Mutawallis (the person who manages mosque) and the state government on January 19, 1927, and registered on Mar...