Excavation in temple-mosque dispute, Supreme Court stays survey, orders government

Mumbai: Places Of Worship Act: The Supreme Court on Thursday heard a petition against the Places of Worship Act 1991. The hearing was held before a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna. The Supreme Court has said that no new case regarding the temple-mosque dispute should be filed until the next hearing in this case. At the same time, the Supreme Court has given 4 weeks to the Central Government to respond in this case.
According to the order given by the Supreme Court in this case, such cases will not be heard in the country until the hearing of this case begins. The Supreme Court has clarified that cases can be filed in controversial cases, but the sessions courts cannot hear them.
Another important thing in the Supreme Court's decision is that 'the hearing of cases like Bhojshala, Gyanvapi, Sambhal may be going on, but the court cannot give any decision on it. Any such orders have been stayed for four weeks.
The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to clarify its position before giving a final order on the Places of Worship Act, 1991. For this, the Central Government has been given four weeks. Several political parties, including Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Muslim Personal Law Board, have filed applications in support of this law. They have opposed the orders given by various courts regarding the survey of religious places. The Supreme Court has given relief to the Muslim parties and stayed the decision on the controversial matter.