The Varanasi district court on Monday gave one more week to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit a scientific survey report of the disputed structure.

District Judge A K Vishvesh gave the additional time of a week to the ASI to conclude the survey and submit its report. This comes after the ASI asked for one more week’s time to file the survey report. Advocate representing the ASI submitted an application in the court and sought time.

The court fixed December 18 as the next date of hearing in the matter.

Earlier, the court had given the ASI 10 days’ time on November 30 and ordered it to file the report within the “provided time.” Before that, the court had asked it to submit its survey report by November 17, which was subsequently extended to November 28.