SC considers Owaisi's plea seeking to maintain 1991 places of worship law

The Act was enacted to preserve the religious character of all places of worship as they stood on August 15, 1947, with the exception of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya due to ongoing litigation at the time.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar directed that Owaisi’s petition be tagged and heard along with the bundle of other cases, which are expected to come up for hearing on February 17.

Owaisi’s petition, filed on December 17, 2024, through advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, seeks strict enforcement of the 1991 Act. It emphasises the need to prevent any alteration of religious sites and ensure the law’s effective implementation.