Allahabad HC: Places of Worship Act Doesn't Bar Mosque Land Acquisition for Public Projects

The Allahabad High Court ruled that the Places of Worship Act, 1991, protects religious sites' character but allows government acquisition for public projects like road widening. A division bench dismissed a petition by Muslim shopkeepers challenging a road-widening project and mosque acquisitions in Varanasi, stating the Act doesn't hinder land acquisition for genuine public purposes.