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 said the court would have to first consider the question whether a PIL challenging the Places of Worship Act of 1991, a Central legislation, would lie, especially after a five-judge Bench of the apex court had upheld the validity of the Act in its Ayodhya judgment. The Ayodhya judgment of the Supreme Court had found that the 1991 Act spoke “to our history and to the future of the nation… In preserving the character of places of public worship, the Parliament has mandated in no uncertain terms that history and its wrongs shall not be used as instruments to oppress the present and the future”. Editorial | Act early, decisively: On the bid to change nature of places of worship In an October 2022 hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the government, had however ventured his personal opinion that the remarks made in the Ayodhya judgment about the 1991 Act would not preclude the court from examining the validity of the statute now.

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Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act
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Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has asked all courts to stop ordering surveys of contested religious places until further directions. Last year, upholding the maintainability of the suit filed by the five Hindu devotees, Varanasi’s Court of the District and Sessions Judge directed a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India. Notably, in May 2022, while hearing an appeal against the Varanasi …

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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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 …

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

No surveys of places of worship, fresh suits till hearing ends: Supreme Court
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No surveys of places of worship, fresh suits till hearing ends: Supreme Court

India Today  

Surveys of places of worship cannot be conducted and no fresh suits can be registered until the validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 is decided, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. The court also instructed all lower courts to not examine cases related to the surveys of places of worship or pass any orders in such matters. Union …

'Places Of Worship Act Necessary To Preserve Nation's Secular Character' : RJD MP Manoj Jha Files Intervention In Supreme Court
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'Places Of Worship Act Necessary To Preserve Nation's Secular Character' : RJD MP Manoj Jha Files Intervention In Supreme Court

Live Law  

Manoj Kumar Jha, Member of Rajya Sabha belonging to RJD, has filed an intervention before the Supreme Court in the pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act 1991.The application, filed through Advocate-on-Record Fauzia Shakil, states that the 1991 Act is not in contravention of any of the fundamental rights under Part III of the Constitution and in …

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
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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 …

'Places Of Worship Act Crucial To Maintain Communal Harmony' : CPI(M) Seeks To Intervene In Supreme Court Plea Against 1991 Act
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'Places Of Worship Act Crucial To Maintain Communal Harmony' : CPI(M) Seeks To Intervene In Supreme Court Plea Against 1991 Act

Live Law  

The Communist Party of India, represented by Mr. Prakash Karat, Member Politburo, has filed an Intervention Application in the Supreme Court opposing the petitions which challenge the constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act, 1991.In its application, the CPI stated that the Act has an important role in preserving India's secular fabric by prohibiting the alteration of. The Communist Party …

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

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 …

'Consequences Of Striking Down Places Of Worship Act Bound To Be Drastic' : Gyanvapi Mosque Committee To Supreme Court
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'Consequences Of Striking Down Places Of Worship Act Bound To Be Drastic' : Gyanvapi Mosque Committee To Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Managing Committee of the Gyanvapi Mosque has filed an intervention before the Supreme Court in the pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act 1991. In the intervention application, the Managing Committee stated that it was a key stakeholder in the legal deliberation since several suits have been filed claiming the removal of the mosque despite the …

Places of Worship Act and the Challenges to Secularism in India
2 weeks, 4 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 …

Congress leaders Alok Sharma and Priya Mishra petition against surveys of disputed mosques, cite Places of Worship Act
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Congress leaders Alok Sharma and Priya Mishra petition against surveys of disputed mosques, cite Places of Worship Act

Op India  

On 30th November, Congress leaders Alok Sharma and Priya Mishra filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking to halt the execution of court-ordered surveys at religious sites. Petitioners call for adherence to the Places of Worship Act In the petition, Congress leaders called for directions by the apex court, ordering the state governments and lower courts to refrain …

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

Court-ordered survey in Sambhal Jama Masjid: How TheWire's Arfa and other Islamo-leftists are misleading about the Places of Worship Act
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Court-ordered survey in Sambhal Jama Masjid: How TheWire's Arfa and other Islamo-leftists are misleading about the Places of Worship Act

Op India  

The veneer of ‘secularism’ and ‘brotherhood’ falls off from the face of left-liberal-Islamist coterie the moment Hindus attempt to reclaim their places of worship destroyed by Islamic invaders or encroached by the converted fourth or fifth generations of their Hindu victims. Taking to X, Arfa Khanum Sherwani shared a news article’s screenshot with the headline “Ayodhya land exempted in Places …

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 …

Gyanvapi mosque case raises a challenge to the Places of Worship Act
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi mosque case raises a challenge to the Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

Calls to hand over the Gyanvapi mosque to the Hindus have come even after appeals by the Anjuman Intazamia Masjid in the Supreme Court to protect the Places of Worship Act of 1991 from becoming a dead letter. In August 2023, the Anjuman, Gynavapi mosque’s managers, had argued in the apex court that the demand for a “scientific investigation” by …

Letters to The Editor — January 27, 2024
10 months, 3 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?
10 months, 3 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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Explained | Gyanvapi Mosque Case: What Is the Places of Worship Act?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Gyanvapi Mosque Case: What Is the Places of Worship Act?

The Quint  

A Varanasi district court will begin hearing arguments on the Gyanvapi Mosque case on Thursday, 22 September. On 12 September, the Varanasi district court allowed the hearing of a petition filed by five Hindu women, asking to be allowed daily access to worship at “a shrine behind the western wall of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex” in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. The …

Varanasi court’s judgment on Gyanvapi case | Left parties say wrong interpretation of ‘Places of Worship Act’ will lead to serious consequences
2 years, 3 months ago

Varanasi court’s judgment on Gyanvapi case | Left parties say wrong interpretation of ‘Places of Worship Act’ will lead to serious consequences

The Hindu  

Sharply reacting to Varanasi district Court’s Order in connection to the Gyanvapi Mosque the Left parties said that wrong interpretation of Places of Worship Act 1991 by a section of judiciary will lead to serious consequences including redefining the very basic character of India. Gyanvapi case | BJP, Hindu groups hail Varanasi court’s verdict The Left parties comments come at …

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, …

Gyanvapi Case: AIMPLB 'Saddened' With District Court's Decision, Says Communal Harmony Will Be Harmed
2 years, 3 months ago

Gyanvapi Case: AIMPLB 'Saddened' With District Court's Decision, Says Communal Harmony Will Be Harmed

News 18  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has termed “disappointing” the Varanasi district court’s decision on the maintainability of the Gyanvapi mosque case and urged the government to implement the Places of Worship Act, 1991, with full force. The Varanasi district court on Monday said it will continue to hear a petition seeking daily worship of Hindu deities whose idols …

Owaisi draws similarities between Gyanvapi, Babri masjid: 'Purpose of Places of Worship Act 1991 will fail'
2 years, 3 months ago

Owaisi draws similarities between Gyanvapi, Babri masjid: 'Purpose of Places of Worship Act 1991 will fail'

India TV News  

Highlights Owaisi drew close similarities between the Gyanvapi case and the Babri Masjid case Varanasi district court rejected plea questioning the maintainability of petition filed by Hindus The Hyderabad MP said, "There should be an appeal in High Court against this order." AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi drew close similarities between the Gyanvapi case and the Babri Masjid case on Monday …

Gyanvapi Case: Hindu petitioners win big step, court dismisses Masjid committee's plea | All that happened
2 years, 3 months ago

Gyanvapi Case: Hindu petitioners win big step, court dismisses Masjid committee's plea | All that happened

India TV News  

Highlights The court rejected the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee’s petition questioning the maintainability The matter could also come up before the Supreme Court on October 20 Allahabad HC set September 28 as the next date for hearing another case on the Varanasi mosque case Gyanvapi Mosque case : The Varanasi district court dismissed the Gyanvapi Masjid committee’s plea that was …

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 …

Daughter Of Kashi Royal Family Head Moves Supreme Court Challenging Places Of Worship Act
2 years, 3 months ago

Daughter Of Kashi Royal Family Head Moves Supreme Court Challenging Places Of Worship Act

Live Law  

The daughter of the Kashi Royal Family, Maharaja Kumari Krishna Priya has filed an intervention application challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991 before the Supreme Court. The IA has been filed as part of the petitions already filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Act as they bar remedies …

A 999-Year Lease, Focus on Places of Worship Act & Nod to Lord Ganesha
2 years, 3 months ago

A 999-Year Lease, Focus on Places of Worship Act & Nod to Lord Ganesha

News 18  

The Karnataka High Court, in a late-night hearing on Tuesday, upheld an order of the Dharwad municipal commissioner allowing the Ganesh Chaturthi festival to be held at the Hubballi Idgah maidan. The high court said in the case of the property in question, it was not a religious place of worship and was allowed for prayers only during Bakrid and …

Places of Worship Act 1991 Cannot Be Enforced in Dispute Between Two Sects of Same Religion, Says SC
2 years, 4 months ago

Places of Worship Act 1991 Cannot Be Enforced in Dispute Between Two Sects of Same Religion, Says SC

News 18  

The Places of Worship Act 1991 cannot be enforced in a dispute between two sects of the same religion, the Supreme Court has said while refusing to entertain a petition related to a dispute between two segments of the Jain community on “conversion” of places of worship. The top court was hearing the plea filed by Sharad Zaveri and others, …

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 …

Plea on Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act One of Important Cases in SC’s Roster Today; Justice Khanwilkar to Retire
2 years, 4 months ago

Plea on Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act One of Important Cases in SC’s Roster Today; Justice Khanwilkar to Retire

News 18  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday several important matters, including a batch of pleas challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. Besides, a bench headed by Justice U U Lalit is slated to hear a plea filed by an additional district judge posted in Bihar who has approached the apex court …

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 …

Legal battle over validity of Places of Worship Act gains momentum
2 years, 6 months ago

Legal battle over validity of Places of Worship Act gains momentum

The Hindu  

The legal battle over the validity of the Places of Worship Act of 1991, which underlines the need to protect the liberty of faith and worship, is gaining steam in the Supreme Court. The Muslim body stressed that the Ayodhya verdict, which upheld the Places of Worship Act, had noted that “historical wrongs cannot be remedied by people taking the …

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 …

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Supreme Court seeking intervention in plea against Places of Worship Act
2 years, 6 months ago

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Supreme Court seeking intervention in plea against Places of Worship Act

Firstpost  

The plea said that petitioner advocate Ashwini Upadhyay has raised grounds which have already been considered and decided by the constitution bench of the top court New Delhi: Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking intervention in a pending petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. “In fact, this …

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