The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 – Provisions and Issues
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Context: The ongoing row over the Gyanvapi mosque situated next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple complex in Varanasi has once again brought to the fore the controversy around the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
The recent controversy
- The recent controversy began when five Hindu women filed a plea to worship idols within the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
- The plea claimed that the mosque was built after demolishing a temple which stood there in the 17th century.
- A Varanasi court last month ordered a videographed survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex to find out the veracity of the claim.
- The order was challenged by Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board and the mosque committee by referring to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 and its Section 4 which bars filing of any suit or initiating any other
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