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About 18 lawsuits are filed in various courts seeking a survery in 10 mosques.
The judicial commission formed via a notification on November 28 has been directed to complete its probe within two months.
Congress and Samajwadi party delegation planned to visit Sambhal.
Tensions had been rising in Sambhal since Tuesday when a local court ordered a survey of the Jama Masjid following a petition claiming that a Harihar temple once stood on the site.
Tension had been brewing in Sambhal over the past few days after the Jama Masjid was surveyed last Tuesday following a local court's order.
The top court also ordered maintaining the status quo on the offering of namaz by Muslims in the Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi.
Hindus consider Bhojshala a temple dedicated to Vagdevi (Goddess Saraswati), while the Muslim community call it Kamal Maula Mosque.
The suit was filed by petitioners seeking the right to worship in the Gyanvapi mosque adjoining the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
The chief minister urged everyone to maintain calm and asked officials to deal sternly with 'anarchic elements'.
According to the petition, there are "secret cellars" inside the basements.
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