After TTD laddu row, Andhra Pradesh govt. mulls introducing new law for places of worship
3 months, 2 weeks ago

After TTD laddu row, Andhra Pradesh govt. mulls introducing new law for places of worship

The Hindu  

In the wake of the controversy surrounding the alleged use of “animal fat” in the making of the famous Tirupati laddu prasadam, the Andhra Pradesh government is reportedly planning to explore whether there is a need for an Act that can ensure that the sanctity of religious places in the State is upheld. A person will not be considered for employment at a place of worship if they practise another religion,” Mr. Ramanarayana Reddy said, stating that there were instances of non-Hindus being appointed as Board members or employees at certain famous temples under the YSRCP administration. “Our government will take firm action to prevent any such incidents, and to protect the integrity and sanctity of the places of worship in the State,” the Minister said. Addressing a press conference at his residence on Sunday, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had also hinted at a special legislation to “clean up the managements system of places of worship of all religions by inducting credible persons belonging to only those religions on the administrative boards”.

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Supreme Court tags Asaduddin’s petition on Places of Worship Act for hearing
1 week, 1 day ago

Supreme Court tags Asaduddin’s petition on Places of Worship Act for hearing

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi announced that his petition regarding the enforcement of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, has been tagged by the Supreme Court of India. Taking to social media on Thursday, Mr. Owaisi stated, “I had submitted a petition to the Supreme Court seeking enforcement of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. I hope that the …

DC Edit | SC halting Sambhal survey sets a welcome precedent
1 month, 1 week ago

DC Edit | SC halting Sambhal survey sets a welcome precedent

Deccan Chronicle  

It’s time the charade of surveys a section of Hindutva peddlers is using to undermine the citizen’s fundamental right to freedom of religion, which are otherwise guaranteed by Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution, is halted with immediate effect. And honouring the order of the Supreme Court last week asking the advocate commissioner to keep aside his findings of …

Places of worship and an unsettling judicial silence
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Letters to The Editor — January 27, 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — January 27, 2024

The Hindu  

State of the Opposition The article, “Reclaiming the Republic and the Constitution”, reflects the sentiments of the Indian public. Shanmugam, Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu ASI survey report There are more than enough places of worship across the country. One wonders what happened to the Supreme Court advocated ‘Places of Worship Act’ that called for the maintenance of status quo on all …

Whose place of worship is it?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Whose place of worship is it?

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for the Hindu litigants in the Gyanvapi Masjid case claimed Thursday that a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India has found that a large temple existed at the site of the mosque in Varanasi. The ASI survey reportedly found inscriptions and other material evidence to suggest that a temple existed before construction of the mosque and concluded that …

Why Places of Worship Act is the Gun India is Holding on its Own Head
2 years, 3 months ago

Why Places of Worship Act is the Gun India is Holding on its Own Head

News 18  

The Places of Worship Act, 1991, is a malevolent piece of legislation. In his petition in Supreme Court against the Places of Worship Act, advocate Ashwini Upadhyay has argued that it offends Articles 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, and 29, besides violating the principles of secularism itself. “Centre by making the impugned Act, has created arbitrary irrational retrospective cutoff date, …

Series of happenings in courts probe boundaries of Places of Worship Act
2 years, 7 months ago

Series of happenings in courts probe boundaries of Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

Recent happenings in courts in Delhi, Varanasi, Mathura and the Supreme Court test the protective grip and probe the boundaries of The Places of Worship Act of 1991. The Ayodhya judgment of the Supreme Court said the 1991 Act “speaks to our history and to the future of the nation… In preserving the character of places of public worship, Parliament …

Gyanvapi, Mathura put focus on Places of Worship Act: Here's why everyone is talking about it
2 years, 7 months ago

Gyanvapi, Mathura put focus on Places of Worship Act: Here's why everyone is talking about it

India TV News  

Highlights The Act prohibits conversion of the religious character of a place of worship SC said ascertainment of religious character of place of worship not barred by the Act ‘Shivling’ is said to be found in the survey at the Gyanvapi site Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex case: A clutch of petitions have been filed in courts over ownership of land and …

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 …

Provisions and Exemptions: Explained
2 years, 7 months ago

Provisions and Exemptions: Explained

Op India  

The disputed structure of Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, which stands on top of the original Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, is now at the centre of a major controversy. Besides, the law exempts any place of worship, which is an ancient and historical monument or an archaeological site covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. One of …

Do not change status of places of worship: Chidambaram
2 years, 7 months ago

Do not change status of places of worship: Chidambaram

The Hindu  

No attempt should be made to change the status of any place of worship as it would lead to huge conflict, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Saturday with reference to the inspection of the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. Places of Worship Act Mr. Chidambaram, who heads a panel that is debating various economic issues in …

Status of places of worship should not be changed, will lead to conflict: Congress leader P. Chidambaram
2 years, 7 months ago

Status of places of worship should not be changed, will lead to conflict: Congress leader P. Chidambaram

The Hindu  

No attempt should be made to change the status of any place of worship as it would lead to huge conflict, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on May 14. It is to avoid such conflict that the Narasimha Rao government had passed the Places of Worship Act, Mr. Chidambaram added. We should not make an attempt to change the …

The Hindu Explains | What is the debate around the Places of Worship Act all about?
3 years, 9 months ago

The Hindu Explains | What is the debate around the Places of Worship Act all about?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to respond to a petition that challenges the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. Significantly, it prohibits any legal proceedings from being instituted regarding the character of a place of worship, and declares that all suits and appeals pending before any court or authority …

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 …

'Parliament Has No Jurisdiction To Negate Hindu Law Protected By Art. 25': Suit In Varanasi Court For 'Restoration Of Temple' At Gyanvapi Mosque Area
3 years, 10 months ago

'Parliament Has No Jurisdiction To Negate Hindu Law Protected By Art. 25': Suit In Varanasi Court For 'Restoration Of Temple' At Gyanvapi Mosque Area

Live Law  

A civil suit has been filed before Civil Senior Judge, Varanasi representing Goddess Maa Gauri "next friend" of devotee Ranjana Agnihotri and 9 others seeking "restoration of performance of rituals at principal seat of an Ancient Temple" at the Gyanvapi mosque area"The suit has been filed by devotees and worshippers of Lord Shiva, practicing the vedic sanatan hindu harma. A …

Insidious campaign seeking abrogation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
4 years, 5 months ago

Insidious campaign seeking abrogation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

The Hindu  

It is early days but a silent, unannounced build-up has started for the “liberation” of the Hindu places of worship in Mathura and Varanasi that were allegedly razed in medieval times to raise mosques in their place. It is submitted that even issuance of notice in the present matter will create fear in the minds of the Muslim community with …

Hindu body challenges Place of Worship Act in the Supreme Court
4 years, 6 months ago

Hindu body challenges Place of Worship Act in the Supreme Court

Op India  

A Hindu organisation, Vishwa Bhadra Pujari Purohit Mahasangh, has reportedly moved the Supreme Court of India challenging Section 4 of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 that calls for maintaining status quo of all places of worship, except the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. The Hindu organisation argued that the said provisions of the Act prevented aggrieved parties from resolving their …

Places of Worship Act- A hurdle in reclaiming Hindu heritage.
4 years, 11 months ago

Places of Worship Act- A hurdle in reclaiming Hindu heritage.

Op India  

As the Ram Janmabhoomi movement was at its peak, the Narasimha Rao govt at the centre had brought a new law with a motive to prevent Ram Janmabhoomi-like reclamation movements by Hindus in India. The statement of objects and reasons of this act reads as, ‘An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the …

What does the Places of Worship Act protect?
5 years, 1 month ago

What does the Places of Worship Act protect?

The Hindu  

November 17, 2019 12:05 am | Updated February 21, 2024 10:43 am IST The story so far: When the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute was at its height, in the early 1990s, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindu organisations also laid claim to two other mosques — the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah in Mathura. Narasimha Rao …

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