The Supreme Court of India has agreed to entertain a writ petition filed by Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of AIMIM, urging the effective implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which bars conversions of places of worship and their religious character prevalent on August 15, 1947.This comes at a time when debates and litigation over the status of different religious places across the nation are on the rise. According to Owaisi, it is legislation to maintain secularism by preventing the communalization of disputes related to historically and religiously prominent places. According to the plea, this aims to prohibit the court from doing further acts that serve against the formation of this very object behind its enactment. The petition has named some of the ongoing cases like the case concerning Gyanvapi mosque and Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case. The Owaisi stated that all such cases contravene the essence of the Act, citing that the legislation was aimed to disallow reopening of old grievances which would lead to an upheaval in society. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the matter and intimated that the case will involve an expansive examination of the scope of the Act and its compatibility with constitutional principles. Importantly, the hearing will speak to some very salient questions of whether it is more important to preserve historical religious sites or to adjudicate current disputes. This case speaks nationally and may set a precedent for the resolution of similar disputes while furthering the secular fabric of the country.