On Monday, the Supreme Court postponed the hearing on a group of petitions concerning the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, to the first week of April.
A panel including Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar stated that the case will be considered by a three-judge panel.
Earlier today, the supreme court voiced its dissatisfaction regarding the submission of numerous new petitions in a case concerning the legality of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which requires that the religious identity of a location be preserved as it was on August 15, 1947.
“We may not be able to address it,” the CJI stated when senior advocate Indira Jaising, representing a litigant, referred to a new request for a hearing that day.
At the beginning of the day’s activities, the senior attorney brought up the issue.
“There is a cap on the number of petitions that can be submitted.” “Numerous IAs (interim applications) have been submitted that we may not be able to address it,” the CJI stated, noting that a date could be set for March.
The highest court, via its December 12, 2024 ruling, effectively halted proceedings in around 18 cases initiated by different Hindu groups seeking an investigation to determine the original religious status of 10 mosques, including Gyanvapi in Varanasi, Shahi Idgah Masjid in Mathura, and Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, where four individuals lost their lives in confrontations.
It subsequently enumerated all the requests for a proper hearing on February 17.
