'For peace and harmony': Plea in Supreme Court to stop surveying of religious structures, enforce Places of Worship Act

The Supreme Court in the case observed wherein the writ petition has been filed seeking to stop the execution of survey orders issued by Courts against religious structures in contravention of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991.

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In the present case, the petitioners, Alok Sharma and Priya Mishra, seek a direction to restrain States from executing orders which are issued by Courts to survey religious structures to purportedly ascertain claims that they were built over structures belonging to other religions.

The petitioner in the plea seeks a direction to the States, High Courts and Trial Courts to follow the Places of Worship Act.

The petitioner also seeks a stay of the survey orders issued by the Courts in such cases.