Places of Worship Act: The matter was heard in the backdrop of several suits filed in various courts, including those related to the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Shahi Idgah Mosque in Mathura and Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, claiming these were built after destroying ancient temples.
A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan heard the matter in the Supreme Court. The Places of Worship Act was introduced in 1991 during the tenure of the Congress government under the then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.
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