VARANASI, Oct. 25 -- A Varanasi court on Friday heard a plea seeking an order to replace the torn cloth on the locks sealing the wazukhana of the Gyanvapi mosque complex and fixed October 29 as the next date of hearing. The plea was filed in August by advocate Rajesh Mishra, UP government's special counsel for the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case, on behalf of the Varanasi administration. In response, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC), which manages the mosque, raised objections the same month. During Friday's hearing in the court of district judge Sanjeev Shukla, Mishra reiterated that the torn cloth on the locks needed replacement due to wear and tear. He stressed that given the sensitive nature of the Gyanvapi matter, it was important to replace the worn-out cloth with a new one and urged the court to pass an order accordingly. Representing AIMC, advocates Akhlaque Ahmad and Raees Ansari opposed the plea, arguing that the wazukhana had been sealed by order of the Supreme Court, and only the apex court could pass directions on the matter. Ahmad submitted a copy of the Supreme Court order to the court and maintained that the plea was not maintainable in the district court. The court, after hearing both sides, fixed October 29 as the next date of hearing....