Places of Worship Act: SC Grants Centre Time Till Dec 12 to File Response to Pleas Challenging Validity
2 years, 1 month ago

Places of Worship Act: SC Grants Centre Time Till Dec 12 to File Response to Pleas Challenging Validity

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Centre time till December 12 to file its response to a bunch of petitions challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act, adjourning the case until the first week of January. The petitions are challenging the validity of certain provisions of the 1991 law which maintains the “religious character” of all places of worship as they were on August 15, 1947, and prohibits filing a lawsuit to reclaim a place or seek a change in its character, with the exception of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. The bench had earlier granted time till October 31 to the Centre to file its reply to the petitions. The top court was hearing the pleas, including the one filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay who has said sections 2, 3, 4 of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 be set aside on grounds including that these provisions take away the right of judicial remedy to reclaim a place of worship of any person or a religious group.

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SC halts all mandir-masjid cases until 1991 Act verdict
1 week, 4 days ago

SC halts all mandir-masjid cases until 1991 Act verdict

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a nationwide directive restraining all courts from entertaining fresh suits or passing orders to survey mosques to determine whether temple structures lie beneath them. The directive came from a special bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, which clarified that trial courts cannot “overreach” the Supreme Court while it adjudicates on challenges …

Civil Courts Can't Run A Race With Supreme Court, There Is A Judgment Upholding Places Of Worship Act : SC
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1 week, 4 days ago

Civil Courts Can't Run A Race With Supreme Court, There Is A Judgment Upholding Places Of Worship Act : SC

Live Law  

While passing a significant order halting fresh suits and survey orders against religious places, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally said that the civil courts "were running a race" by passing orders ignoring the Supreme Court's 5-judge judgment in the Ayodhya case which upheld the Places of Worship Act, 1991. Allowing Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta time to file the reply, …

Civil Courts Can't Run A Race With Supreme Court, There Is A Judgment Upholding Places Of Worship Act : SC
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1 week, 4 days ago

Civil Courts Can't Run A Race With Supreme Court, There Is A Judgment Upholding Places Of Worship Act : SC

Live Law  

While passing a significant order halting fresh suits and survey orders against religious places, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally said that the civil courts "were running a race" by passing orders ignoring the Supreme Court's 5-judge judgment in the Ayodhya case which upheld the Places of Worship Act, 1991. Allowing Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta time to file the reply, …

India’s top court hits pause button on temple-mosque surveys under Places of Worship Act
1 week, 5 days ago

India’s top court hits pause button on temple-mosque surveys under Places of Worship Act

Firstpost  

The Places of Worship Act of 1991 stipulates that any place of worship will not be subjected to a character change and that its nature shall be maintained as it was on August 15, 1947 The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered civil courts across the country not to register lawsuits challenging the ownership and title of places of worship under …

Places of Worship Act: 'No fresh suit to be filed', what did Supreme Court say?
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1 week, 5 days ago

Places of Worship Act: 'No fresh suit to be filed', what did Supreme Court say?

India TV News  

Places of Worship Act 1991: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file an affidavit in a batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, that prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. The Supreme …

Places of Worship Act in Supreme Court LIVE updates: SC directs Union government to file its response within 4 weeks
1 week, 5 days ago

Places of Worship Act in Supreme Court LIVE updates: SC directs Union government to file its response within 4 weeks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained trial courts across the country to abstain from admitting or passing orders in suits challenging the ownership and title of religious places of worship. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act of 1991, a statute that …

SC restrains courts across India from passing orders in any suit or plea seeking survey of mosques
1 week, 5 days ago

SC restrains courts across India from passing orders in any suit or plea seeking survey of mosques

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the lower courts across the country not to entertain or issue orders in cases seeking relief including the survey of religious places under the Places of Worship Act 1991. "As the matter is sub-judice before this Court, we deem it appropriate to direct that while suits may be filed, no suits would …

Places of Worship Act: Supreme Court asks Centre to reply in 4 weeks, stops registration of new suits
1 week, 5 days ago

Places of Worship Act: Supreme Court asks Centre to reply in 4 weeks, stops registration of new suits

India TV News  

Places of Worship Act: In a significant development, the Supreme Court has decided to defer the hearing of Public Interest Litigations challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. SC gives 4 weeks time to Centre CJI Khanna granted the central government four weeks to file its response in the ongoing cases challenging provisions of the Places of …

SC to hear pleas challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act 1991 today
1 week, 6 days ago

SC to hear pleas challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act 1991 today

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a batch of PILs challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship Act 1991, a law that prohibits filing a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. The top court is seized of the …

CPM approaches Supreme Court, opposes pleas challenging Places of Worship Act
2 weeks ago

CPM approaches Supreme Court, opposes pleas challenging Places of Worship Act

India Today  

The Communist Party of India has approached the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in the pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which mandates maintaining the status quo of all places of worship as existed on August 15, 1947. It was precisely to obviate the possibility of similar religious strife over various places of worship in …

SC's special bench to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act on 12 December
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

SC's special bench to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act on 12 December

Op India  

The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a batch of petitions on December 12, challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The pleas challenged the Places of Worship Act saying that the Act takes away the rights of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs to restore their ‘places of worship and pilgrimages’, destroyed …

Supreme Court Special Bench To Hear Petitions Challenging Constitutionality Of Places Of Worship Act On December 12
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court Special Bench To Hear Petitions Challenging Constitutionality Of Places Of Worship Act On December 12

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality validity of the Places of Worship Act Act, 1991 on December 12 at 3.30 PM. The challenge will be heard by a special bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justices Sanjay Kumar, and K.V. The Managing Committee of the Gyanvapi Mosque has filed an intervention …

SC forms special bench headed by CJI to hear PILs challenging 1991 Places of Worship law
2 weeks, 3 days ago

SC forms special bench headed by CJI to hear PILs challenging 1991 Places of Worship law

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has constituted a special bench to hear a batch of PILs challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law that prohibits filing a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. The top court is seized of the pleas, including …

Chief Justice sets up special bench to hear challenges to Places of Worship Act
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Chief Justice sets up special bench to hear challenges to Places of Worship Act

India Today  

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court is set to hear a batch of pleas on December 12 challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act, which mandates maintaining the status quo of all places of worship as existed on August 15, 1947. The Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, has constituted a special three-judge bench--comprising himself, Justice Sanjay …

Places of Worship Act and the Challenges to Secularism in India
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Places of Worship Act and the Challenges to Secularism in India

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 05, 2024 11:41 IST - 3 MINS READ When the Supreme Court passed its judgment in the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi case in 2019, it emphasised the importance of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, observing that the state had through the law carried out its constitutional obligations to uphold secularism and the equality of all religions. However, it …

Supreme Court hearing on pleas challenging Places of Worship Act today
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court hearing on pleas challenging Places of Worship Act today

India Today  

The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear a batch of petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991, including those that question the validity of certain provisions of the act. The Supreme Court had first issued notice to the Centre seeking its reply to the pleas challenging the Act in March 2021. In its plea filed last month, the Committee …

SC to hear petitions challenging validity of 'Places of Worship Act 1991' on Dec 4
3 weeks, 1 day ago

SC to hear petitions challenging validity of 'Places of Worship Act 1991' on Dec 4

India TV News  

The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The Places of Worship Act, 1991, which prohibits the conversion of any place of worship and mandates the maintenance of the religious character of a place of worship as it stood on August 15, 1947, was challenged in …

Places of worship and an unsettling judicial silence
10 months, 1 week ago

Places of worship and an unsettling judicial silence

The Hindu  

When the Supreme Court of India passed its verdict in November 2019, in what is popularly known as the Babri Masjid case, it was a slight beacon of hope for all backers of the idea of India. Barring a rap on the knuckles, as in the case of Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid, the district and High Courts were silent in what amounted …

Validity of Places of Worship Act | Supreme Court gives Centre ‘sufficient time’ to clarify its stand; adjourns case to October 31
1 year, 5 months ago

Validity of Places of Worship Act | Supreme Court gives Centre ‘sufficient time’ to clarify its stand; adjourns case to October 31

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 11 gave the Centre “sufficient time” till October 31 to clarify its stand on the validity of the Places of Worship Act, which protects the identity and character of religious places as they were on Independence Day. In an earlier hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, had …

Places of Worship Act: Supreme Court gives Centre time till October 31 to respond
1 year, 5 months ago

Places of Worship Act: Supreme Court gives Centre time till October 31 to respond

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave an extension for the eighth time to the Centre to file its counter affidavit on a batch of petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act 1991. READ | Congress objects to introduction of bill seeking repeal of Places of Worship Act During the brief hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that the …

Challenge To Places Of Worship Act : Supreme Court Gives Further Extension To Centre; Grants Time Till End Of February 2023 For Counter
1 year, 11 months ago

Challenge To Places Of Worship Act : Supreme Court Gives Further Extension To Centre; Grants Time Till End Of February 2023 For Counter

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday further extended the time for the Union Government to file its counter-affidavit in a batch of petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act 1991, which prohibits the conversion of a religious structure from its nature as it stood on the date of independence.The Court gave time to the Union time till the end of February …

Govt tells SC ‘detailed consultations’ at a ‘particular level’ needed on the fate of Places of Worship Act
2 years, 1 month ago

Govt tells SC ‘detailed consultations’ at a ‘particular level’ needed on the fate of Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

The government on November 14 in the Supreme Court sought more time to clarify its stand on the validity of the Places of Worship Act, saying “detailed consultations” are needed at a “particular level”. On October 10, the court had asked the government whether a Constitution Bench judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi case had already settled the question of validity …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s stand on Places of Worship Act
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s stand on Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to make its stand clear on whether a Constitution Bench in the Ram Janmabhoomi case has already settled the question of validity of the Places of Worship Act of 1991. The Ayodhya judgment of the Supreme Court had found that the 1991 Act spoke "to our history and to the future of …

Supreme Court Asks Centre To File Its Response To Pleas Challenging Places Of Worship Act By October 31
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Asks Centre To File Its Response To Pleas Challenging Places Of Worship Act By October 31

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Ajay Rastogi listed a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of provisions of the Places of Worship Act 1991 on 14th November 2022. Whether the bar of conversion of places of worship imposed by Section-3 read with Section 2 is violative of Articles 14, 21, …

Supreme Court Asks Centre To File Response In Pleas Challenging Places Of Worship Act In 2 Weeks, Lists Matter Before 3-Judge Bench
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Asks Centre To File Response In Pleas Challenging Places Of Worship Act In 2 Weeks, Lists Matter Before 3-Judge Bench

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice U.U. Narasimha has listed a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of provisions of the Places of Worship Act 1991 for October 11, 2022. The bench considering the writ petitions filed by former BJP Delhi Spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dr.Subramanian Swamy and some others challenging the Places Of Worship …

SC Grants 2 Weeks to Centre to File Reply to Pleas Challenging Places of Worship Act
2 years, 3 months ago

SC Grants 2 Weeks to Centre to File Reply to Pleas Challenging Places of Worship Act

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted two weeks’ time to the Centre to file its reply on pleas challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law, which prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. A three-judge bench headed by …

Places of worship act: SC admits plea seeking review of law; grants 2 weeks to Centre to file reply
2 years, 3 months ago

Places of worship act: SC admits plea seeking review of law; grants 2 weeks to Centre to file reply

India TV News  

Places of worship act: The Supreme Court on Friday granted two weeks' time to the Centre to file its reply on pleas challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law, which prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. A …

Supreme Court asks six petitioners challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act to file intervention application
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court asks six petitioners challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act to file intervention application

Firstpost  

The 1991 provision is an Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on 15 August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked six petitioners challenging the validity of certain provisions …

Places of Worship Act: SC asks six petitioners to file intervention application
2 years, 4 months ago

Places of Worship Act: SC asks six petitioners to file intervention application

India TV News  

Highlights SC asks petitioners to file intervention application 1991 provision is an Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship The top court had earlier sought Centre's response to the plea The Supreme Court on Friday asked six petitioners challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 to file an intervention in a pending …

Fresh challenge in SC over Places of Worship Act 1991
2 years, 6 months ago

Fresh challenge in SC over Places of Worship Act 1991

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With more mosques being counted in the list that were constructed after razing pre-existing temples, another PIL petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act 1991, contending that illegal acts of demolition of temples and construction of mosques could not be shielded by the law. Challenging …

Fresh plea in SC challenges validity of sections of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
2 years, 6 months ago

Fresh plea in SC challenges validity of sections of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

Firstpost  

The petition has challenged the validity of sections 2, 3, 4 of the Act, claiming that it takes away right of judicial remedy of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs to take back their places of worship and pilgrimage and property which belong to the deity New Delhi: A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity …

Fresh plea in SC challenges validity of sections of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
2 years, 6 months ago

Fresh plea in SC challenges validity of sections of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

The Hindu  

A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of certain sections of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, alleging that they violate constitutional provisions, including those related to equality before law and prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. The petition, filed by Mathura-resident Devkinandan Thakur, has challenged …

Act early, decisively: The Hindu Editorial on the bid to change nature of places of worship
2 years, 7 months ago

Act early, decisively: The Hindu Editorial on the bid to change nature of places of worship

The Hindu  

It is a matter of great concern that laws are being used to rake up religious controversies to give a fig-leaf of legitimacy to a communal onslaught on the country’s secular character. Obviously emboldened by the Supreme Court verdict handing over a disputed site in Ayodhya to Hindu claimants, determined and malicious efforts are being made by communal elements to …

How Places of Worship Act infringes basic human and constitutional right of seeking justice
2 years, 7 months ago

How Places of Worship Act infringes basic human and constitutional right of seeking justice

Firstpost  

The Act bars Hindus from seeking justice and reclaiming their religious and cultural heritage. However, it is important to note in the Ram Janmabhoomi case neither the Places of Worship Act was under challenge nor did the apex court examine its constitutionality. Commenting upon this, Supreme Court advocate J Sai Deepak says, “The Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case …

Explained | Gyanvapi and the Places of Worship Act
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | Gyanvapi and the Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the District Magistrate of Varanasi to ensure protection of the area at the Gyanvapi mosque complex where a ‘shivling’ is said to have been found during the survey there. The top court posted the plea of the mosque committee, which had invoked the Places of Worship Act while seeking a …

Petition challenging constitutionality of 1991 Places of Worship Act admitted by Supreme Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Petition challenging constitutionality of 1991 Places of Worship Act admitted by Supreme Court

The Hindu  

IN its historic judgment on the Ayodhya dispute in November 2019, the Supreme Court made a reference to the Places of Worship Act, 1991. However, within nine months of the Ayodhya judgment, in which the Supreme Court had hailed the Places of Worship Act, the 1991 Act was questioned. The Centre, by making the impugned provisions in 1991, has created …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging Provisions Of Places of Worship Act
3 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging Provisions Of Places of Worship Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a PIL filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the Constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act 1991.A Bench comprising of CJI SA Bobde and Justice AS Bopanna issued notice and tagged the matter with Ashwini Upadhyay's plea seeking similar relief. The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a PIL …

Centre must reaffirm 1991 Act on places of worship: CPI(M)
3 years, 9 months ago

Centre must reaffirm 1991 Act on places of worship: CPI(M)

The Hindu  

The CPI Polit Bureau called the Supreme Court notice to the government seeking a response on the PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991, “unfortunate”. The Act mandates that the character of all religious places of worship should be maintained as it was on August 15, 1947, and no suit or proceedings shall …

Supreme Court issues notice over petition challenging Places of Worship Act
3 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice over petition challenging Places of Worship Act

Op India  

On Friday, the Supreme Court of India issued notice to the Centre, after a petitioner challenged the Places of Worship Act, 1991. Supreme Court Bench led by CJI SA Bobde has issued notice to Centre on plea filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay challenging validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 @AshwiniUpadhyay #SupremeCourt — Live Law March 12, 2021 …

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