While hearing a plea challenging the maintainability of the Gyanvapi suit, the Supreme Court had in May 2002 observed that “finding the nature of the religious place” is not barred under the 1991 law.
Gyanvapi mosque survey: The ASI had conducted a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi premises, adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, to ascertain if the 17th-century mosque was built over a pre-existing Hindu temple structure.