Centre yet to decide stand on pleas against 1991 worship law: Sources
2 months, 1 week ago

Centre yet to decide stand on pleas against 1991 worship law: Sources

India Today  

The BJP-led government at the Centre is yet to submit a reply to the Supreme Court on petitions challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. With the Supreme Court deadline missed, and the next hearing scheduled for February 17, here are two possibilities as to how the case may proceed: The Centre may file its response in the Supreme Court just days before the next hearing. Sources defending the 1991 law claimed that the Supreme Court ruling also said that the “government cannot choose not to stand by a parliamentary enactment." When the Supreme Court sought the Centre's response to the batch of petitions last month, it also ordered that the surveys of places of worship cannot be conducted, and no fresh suits can be registered until the validity of the law is decided.

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Supreme Court To Hear Places Of Worship Act Matter In April
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court To Hear Places Of Worship Act Matter In April

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today deferred the hearing of the pleas concerning the Places of Worship Act 1991 to April. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar directed that the matter be listed for hearing in the week commencing April 1. Notably, the matter was earlier heard by a three-judge bench comprising CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar …

Congress moves SC against pleas challenging 1991 places of worship law
2 months, 1 week ago

Congress moves SC against pleas challenging 1991 places of worship law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress has filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court to oppose the pleas challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991, noting that they are “motivated and malicious attempt to undermine established principles of secularism”. “The POWA Act) is essential to safeguard secularism in India and the present challenge appears to be a motivated and malicious attempt …

Congress’s KC Venugopal moves Supreme Court to defend Places of Worship Act
2 months, 1 week ago

Congress’s KC Venugopal moves Supreme Court to defend Places of Worship Act

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Congress has filed an application in the Supreme Court to oppose petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, contending that the Act is a cornerstone of the country’s secular framework and that the challenges against it are malicious attempts to undermine established principles of secularism. The intervention application, filed by Congress general …

Places of Worship Act: 139-year-old Congress moves Supreme Court to defend the Act of 1991
2 months, 1 week ago

Places of Worship Act: 139-year-old Congress moves Supreme Court to defend the Act of 1991

The Hindu  

The Indian National Congress through its general secretary K.C. Venugopal moved the Supreme Court to intervene in a pending challenge to the Places of Worship Act of 1991, quoting that secularism was developed in India as a part of nationalism and the Freedom Movement. “At the time of the passing of the Places of Worship Act, it was the applicant …

Congress moves SC against challenges to Places of Worship Act, citing ‘threat to communal harmony’
2 months, 1 week ago

Congress moves SC against challenges to Places of Worship Act, citing ‘threat to communal harmony’

Live Mint  

The Congress party has moved the Supreme Court to oppose the petitions challenging provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, news agency ANI reported on Thursday, January 16. “The Applicant seeks to intervene in this matter to emphasise the constitutional and societal significance of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, as it apprehends that any alterations to it could …

SC to hear Owaisi's plea seeking stringent implementation of Places of Worship Act 1991, Union govt has sought 8 extensions so far
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear Owaisi's plea seeking stringent implementation of Places of Worship Act 1991, Union govt has sought 8 extensions so far

Op India  

The debate on the Places of Worship Act 1991 has resurfaced, as the Supreme Court is set to hear a petition filed by Asaduddin Owaisi, the supremo of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, seeking directions for the central government to strictly enforce the provisions of the act. Advocate @MNizamPasha appeared for us — Asaduddin Owaisi January 2, 2025 The law …

Civil Courts Can't Run A Race With Supreme Court, There Is A Judgment Upholding Places Of Worship Act : SC
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3 months, 1 week 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
Trending News
3 months, 1 week 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, …

Places of Worship Act: 'No fresh suit to be filed', what did Supreme Court say?
Trending News
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

No surveys of places of worship, fresh suits till hearing ends: Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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 …

SC to hear pleas challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act 1991 today
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 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 …

CJI-led bench to hear challenge to Places of Worship Act on Tuesday
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CJI-led bench to hear challenge to Places of Worship Act on Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has constituted a special bench to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991 amid concerns raised over multiple suits being filed across the country by Hindu parties seeking survey of ancient mosques to verify the presence of ancient temple ruins lying underneath. Petitions The lead petition in the batch of cases is …

Supreme Court Special Bench To Hear Petitions Challenging Constitutionality Of Places Of Worship Act On December 12
3 months, 2 weeks 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 constitutes Special Bench headed by CJI to hear challenges to Places of Worship Act
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC constitutes Special Bench headed by CJI to hear challenges to Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has constituted a Special Bench to hear petitions challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act Act of 1991, a statute that has protected the identity and character of religious sites as they existed on August 15, 1947. AIMPLB had pointed out that even the Ayodhya judgment had observed that the 1991 Act …

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

No reservation to Muslim candidates in admissions or recruitment: AMU
4 months, 2 weeks ago

No reservation to Muslim candidates in admissions or recruitment: AMU

Deccan Chronicle  

Aligarh : The Aligarh Muslim University has denied claims that it extends reservation on religious grounds to Muslim candidates in admissions and recruitment, asserting that it has no such system in place. The university said this in a statement on Monday, days after the Supreme Court held that the legal question over the AMU's minority status would be decided by …

AMU judgment sets right a historical error
4 months, 2 weeks ago

AMU judgment sets right a historical error

Hindustan Times  

The Aligarh Muslim University is not a minority institution since it was “established” not by the Muslim community but by the British rulers of India under the Aligarh Muslim University Act of 1920, said the tenth Chief Justice of India Kailas Nath Wanchoo in his Azeez Basha verdict of 20 October 1967. It is, of course, based on sound logic …

SC overrides 1967 verdict that removed Aligarh Muslim University's minority tag
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SC overrides 1967 verdict that removed Aligarh Muslim University's minority tag

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday, by a 4-3 majority, overturned its 1967 decision in the Azeez Basha case that denied minority status for the Aligarh Muslim University, holding that AMU’s status would need to be reassessed based on principles and direction defined in the present judgment. Marking a turning point in how institutions with potential minority character could …

Clerics, politicians hail SC decision on AMU as victory for Muslims
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Clerics, politicians hail SC decision on AMU as victory for Muslims

Hindustan Times  

Muslim clerics, scholars, politicians expressed happiness over the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Aligarh Muslim University status on Friday. It’s registered name is Aligarh Muslim University, and it was established by Muslims for the welfare of the Muslim community,” Madani also highlighted the broader implications of the decision, stating that it would pave the way for other Muslim institutions to …

AMU minority status verdict: University’s teachers’ body welcomes Supreme Court judgment
4 months, 2 weeks ago

AMU minority status verdict: University’s teachers’ body welcomes Supreme Court judgment

The Hindu  

The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers’ Association has “wholeheartedly welcomed” the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming the right of Aligarh Muslim University to seek minority status. He said AMUTA would issue a comprehensive statement following consultations with all stakeholders and extended gratitude to the lawyers, alumni, and numerous individuals who have been instrumental in securing the outcome, which, he said, “upholds the …

Is Aligarh Muslim University a minority institution? The SC verdict, case decoded
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Aligarh Muslim University a minority institution? The SC verdict, case decoded

Firstpost  

The seven-judge Constitution bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has overruled its 1967 judgment stating that the Aligarh Muslim University cannot be considered a minority institution. The seven-judge Constitution bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, also said the question of whether the AMU is a minority institution would be …

SC overrules 1967 verdict, minority status of AMU to be decided by a new bench
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SC overrules 1967 verdict, minority status of AMU to be decided by a new bench

Op India  

On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that an educational institute’s minority status does not end simply because the parliament passes a law to regulate or govern it or because it is governed by non-minority members. A 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court reversed the 1967 ruling in S. Azeez Basha vs. Union of India, which declared that an institution incorporated …

Aligarh Muslim University reacts to Supreme Court decision on minority status: ‘We continue our…’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Aligarh Muslim University reacts to Supreme Court decision on minority status: ‘We continue our…’

Hindustan Times  

The Aligarh Muslim University on Friday said it respects the Supreme Court's decision deferring the question of minority status to a fresh bench and overruled the 1967 judgment that said the university could not be considered a minority institution since it was created by a central law. What Supreme Court said The Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of …

Supreme Court overrules 1967 judgement, fresh decision on AMU minority status to be decided based on who established it
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court overrules 1967 judgement, fresh decision on AMU minority status to be decided based on who established it

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Friday overruled by 4:3 majority the 1967 judgement which held that Aligarh Muslim University can't claim minority status as it was created by a statute. “The decision in Azeez Basha is overruled, the question on deciding the minority status of AMU must be done on the basis of the tests laid down in the present case, …

Supreme Court overrules its order denying AMU minority status, new bench to decide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court overrules its order denying AMU minority status, new bench to decide

India Today  

The Supreme Court, by a 4:3 majority, overruled its 1967 decision that held that the Aligarh Muslim University couldn't claim minority status. However, the top court said the issue of whether Aligarh Muslim University is a minority institution would be decided by a separate three-judge bench. The 1967 Supreme Court judgment in Azeez Basha vs Union Of India held that …

Aligarh Muslim University minority status case: Supreme Court overrules 1967 judgment
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Aligarh Muslim University minority status case: Supreme Court overrules 1967 judgment

Hindustan Times  

Aligarh Muslim University minority status case: The Supreme Court, by a 4-3 majority, on Friday overruled the 1967 judgment in S. Azeez Basha vs. Union Of India that became the basis for denying the minority status to the Aligarh Muslim University. A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court delivered four separate judgments in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status …

On His Last Day In SC, CJI Chandrachud-Led Bench Paves Way For AMU Minority Status
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

On His Last Day In SC, CJI Chandrachud-Led Bench Paves Way For AMU Minority Status

ABP News  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday announced its verdict on whether the Aligarh Muslim University enjoys minority status under Article 30 of the Constitution or not. In the key judgment the Supreme Court overruled its 1967 decision, which held that Aligarh Muslim University can't claim minority status as it was created by a statute. Chief Justice of India DY …

Is Aligarh Muslim University a minority institution? CJI-led Supreme Court bench to rule today
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Aligarh Muslim University a minority institution? CJI-led Supreme Court bench to rule today

Live Mint  

A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on whether or not the Aligarh Muslim University is a minority institution under Article 30 of the Constitution. On February 1, SC reserved its verdict on the issue saying that the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act, which effectively accorded it a minority status, only …

Supreme Court overrules its 1967 order denying AMU minority status, new bench to decide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court overrules its 1967 order denying AMU minority status, new bench to decide

India TV News  

The Supreme Court of India, in a landmark 4:3 majority decision by a seven-judge Constitution Bench, has overturned the 1967 judgment in S. Azeez Basha vs. Union of India, which stated that an institution established through legislative enactment could not claim minority status. The issue of AMU's minority status will now be examined afresh by a regular bench, which will …

All you need to know about AMU's ‘minority character’
1 year, 2 months ago

All you need to know about AMU's ‘minority character’

Op India  

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Aligarh Muslim University cannot be considered a minority institution since it has a national character. On Tuesday, a seven-judge Supreme Court bench began hearing arguments on the minority identity of Aligarh Muslim University. A survey of the documents surrounding the establishment of the Aligarh Muslim University, and even the then existing legislative …

Govt tells SC ‘detailed consultations’ at a ‘particular level’ needed on the fate of Places of Worship Act
2 years, 4 months 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, 5 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 Response In Pleas Challenging Places Of Worship Act In 2 Weeks, Lists Matter Before 3-Judge Bench
2 years, 6 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 …

Petition challenging constitutionality of 1991 Places of Worship Act admitted by Supreme Court
3 years, 11 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 …

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

AMU Minority Status: Why and What Did SC Refer To Seven Judge Bench?
6 years, 1 month ago

AMU Minority Status: Why and What Did SC Refer To Seven Judge Bench?

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, referred to seven-judge bench the issue of determining the correctness of minority status granted to Aligarh Muslim University. The three judge bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi made this reference in an appeal against a 2006 Allahabad High Court judgment that had held that the University is not minority institution. Justice Ashok Bhushan in his …

SC refers to 7-judge bench issue of determining correctness of minority status to AMU
6 years, 1 month ago

SC refers to 7-judge bench issue of determining correctness of minority status to AMU

India Today  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court Tuesday referred the controversy over minority status for Aligarh Muslim University to a 7-judge bench, which will also lay down parameters for granting the tag to an educational institution. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi agreed with the submission of the AMU that the correctness of the 2006 judgement of …

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