New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Friday reserved orders on a petition filed by the Sambhal mosque committee in Uttar Pradesh seeking stay of a suit filed by Hindu parties claiming the site to be a temple. The mosque committee had approached the court challenging an order passed in the suit in 2024 ordering survey of the mosque. This order was later upheld by the Allahabad high court in May 2025 against which the mosque committee approached the top court. A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe closed arguments after hearing both sides and the Uttar Pradesh government which maintained a neutral stand in the matter. The court clarified that the suit is pending and what is to be decided is the validity of the survey ordered in those proceedings. The mosque committee led by senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi along with advocate Mohammad Nizam Pasha pointed out that the suit is not maintainable as the issue falls squarely within the bar under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991...