The Court held that the bar under the Places of Worship Act, which seeks to preserve places of worship as they stood at the time of Independence, is only applicable to places that have an "undisputed" religious nature.
Gyanvapi case: 1991 Worship Act applicable or not, Varanasi district court to decide today - Muslim side is saying that under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, the status of the Gyanvapi mosque cannot be changed.
Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay earlier filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 (Act).