The embers of controversy which started from Kashi’s Gyanvapi Masjid has spread to many religious places across the country. Mosques are being viewed with suspicion and Hindu adjuncts and remnants are claimed as fragments of sacred Hindu temples of bygone eras.
The PIL in Supreme Court challenges the constitutional validity of S. 2 , 3 , 4 of the Places of Worship ( Special Provisions ) Act 1991 , as they not only offend Articles 14 , 15 , 21,25,26 , and 29 but also violate principles of secularism.