News18 Exclusive: 'Major victory, court accepted all our arguments,' say Hindu side's lawyers in Gyanvapi case
2 years, 6 months ago

News18 Exclusive: 'Major victory, court accepted all our arguments,' say Hindu side's lawyers in Gyanvapi case

Firstpost  

The lawyers Vishnu Jain and Harishankar Jain told CNN-News18 that the court found that ‘Places of Worship Act in 1991 was not applicable in the case’ New Delhi: The Hindu side’s lawyers in the Gyanvapi Mosque case said told CNN-News18 that it was a “major victory” for them as a Varanasi court rejected the Muslim side’s plea. ‘Court said Places of Worship Act not applicable in this case’ The lawyers Vishnu Jain and Harishankar Jain told CNN-News18 that the court found that the “Places of Worship Act in 1991 was not applicable in this case.” #GyanvapiCase | #Hindu side's lawyer Vishnu Jain in an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18 Advocate Harishankar Jain from the hindu side shares his views on #PlacesOfWorshipAct@anany_b with details | @GrihaAtul pic.twitter.com/LCUqVyzfZU — News18 September 12, 2022 They said that the court observed that the Hindu side has been worshipping at the mosque premises till 1993. Speaking on the course of action ahead, Advocate Harishankar Jain said that going forward the Hindu side will seek permission for the Gyanvapi Mosque’s excavation and carbon dating. According to The Indian Express, “the Places of Worship Act prohibits 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 the 15th day of August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.” The Gyanvapi case In 1991, a plea was filed in a court in which the petitioners and local priests sought permission to worship in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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From the India Today archives (2022) | Prayers in conflict: The mandir-masjid wars
4 days, 18 hours ago

From the India Today archives (2022) | Prayers in conflict: The mandir-masjid wars

India Today  

Once upon a time, there was a king—three quarter Rajput and one quarter nomad by lineage—and he built one of the most beautiful monuments in the world.’ Facts are only the bare bricks. On April 18, women petitioners filed a suit in another Varanasi court, demanding permission to worship Maa Shringar Gauri, and “Ganesh, Hanuman and Nandi idols” they claimed …

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 …

Allahabad HC Stays Hearing In Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC Stays Hearing In Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Case

ABP News  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday paused the hearing of the Shahi Jama Masjid case in Sambhal court and asked all the parties to file their reply within one month. Hearing a petition filed by the Intezamia Committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, the single judge bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Aggrawal instructed the lower court to halt the …

Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey
3 months, 1 week ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today adjourned two pleas seeking similar reliefs to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake further surveys at Gyanvapi Mosque premises in view of the Supreme Court's Dec 12 interim order restraining courts from passing any effective interim or final orders, including orders for a survey. While the first petition filed by Rakhi Singh requests …

Remark made in court an observation: Ex-CJI
3 months, 1 week ago

Remark made in court an observation: Ex-CJI

Hindustan Times  

Former Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has said that a comment made by him in 2022 on the Places of Worship Act, 1991 being no bar to ascertain religious “character” was only an observation and cannot be regarded as a verdict by the court. Justice Chandrachud was referring to an observation by him in May 2022 while hearing …

Gyanvapi, Sambhal & more: The mandir-masjid suits that will be impacted by SC order on Places of Worship Act
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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 …

SC halts all mandir-masjid cases until 1991 Act verdict
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

India’s top court hits pause button on temple-mosque surveys under Places of Worship Act
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Supreme Court to hear petitions on constitutionality of Places of Worship Act today
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear petitions on constitutionality of Places of Worship Act today

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a batch of petitions on Thursday, 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 by …

SC restrains courts across India from passing orders in any suit or plea seeking survey of mosques
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

'Implementation Of Places of Worship Act Could've Prevented Sambhal Incident': Muslim League Seeks Intervention In Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Implementation Of Places of Worship Act Could've Prevented Sambhal Incident': Muslim League Seeks Intervention In Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Indian Union Muslim League and Lok Sabha MP ET Muhammed Basheer have filed an intervention application before the Supreme Court in the pleas challenging validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. It is further asserted that by maintaining the sanctity of places of worship as they existed in 1947, the Act plays a critical role in fostering unity, …

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 …

'Places Of Worship Act Crucial To Maintain Communal Harmony' : CPI(M) Seeks To Intervene In Supreme Court Plea Against 1991 Act
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'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 …

Pleas over character of places of worship dot U.P.’s legal landscape
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pleas over character of places of worship dot U.P.’s legal landscape

Hindustan Times  

A special bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna will on December 12 hear a raft of pleas challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991. Sambhal, Shahi Jama Masjid Supreme Court advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on November 19 filed a petition in a local court in Sambhal, seeking a survey of the town’s Shahi …

Pleas over character of places of worship dot UP’s legal landscape
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pleas over character of places of worship dot UP’s legal landscape

Hindustan Times  

A special bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna will on December 12 hear a raft of pleas challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991. SAMBHAL, SHAHI JAMA MASJID Supreme Court advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on November 19 filed a petition in a local court in Sambhal, seeking a survey of the town’s Shahi …

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

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

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

Gyanvapi Mosque committee opposes petitions challenging validity of Places of Worship Act
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque committee opposes petitions challenging validity of Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

Rhetorical claims cannot be grounds for challenging the validity of a legislative enactment like the Places of Worship Act of 1991, the Gyanvapi mosque management has argued in the Supreme Court. The Gynavapi mosque management referred to how the Constitution Bench in the Ayodhya judgment had unequivocally held that the Supreme Court cannot entertain claims that stem from the actions …

'Consequences Of Striking Down Places Of Worship Act Bound To Be Drastic' : Gyanvapi Mosque Committee To Supreme Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'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 …

Exclusive: Gyanvapi mosque panel seeks intervention in pleas against 1991 Act
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Exclusive: Gyanvapi mosque panel seeks intervention in pleas against 1991 Act

India Today  

The committee managing the Gyanvapi Mosque has moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, Varanasi, filed an intervention application in the court, stating that the mosque has been made the subject of multiple suits and the committee is therefore a crucial stakeholder …

Why ex-CJI DY Chandrachud is at the centre of Ajmer-Sambhal storm
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why ex-CJI DY Chandrachud is at the centre of Ajmer-Sambhal storm

India Today  

In September 2024, Vishnu Gupta, leader of the right-wing Hindu Sena, filed a petition in a Rajasthan court, seeking to declare the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah, a sanctuary of Sufi mysticism and interfaith harmony, a Shiva temple. The petition argued that the dargah, dedicated to Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, was built over an ancient Hindu temple and demanded an …

Amid Row Over Sambhal Mosque, Court Accepts Petition Against Shamsi Shahi Mosque In Budaun
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid Row Over Sambhal Mosque, Court Accepts Petition Against Shamsi Shahi Mosque In Budaun

ABP News  

In yet another controversy over religious structures, a court in UP has accepted the petition against Shamsi Shahi mosque in Budaun, Advocate Vivek Render said on Monday. #WATCH | Petition against Shamsi Shahi mosque in Budaun | Advocate Vivek Render says, ".This was actually a temple of Neelkanth Mahadev.The petition was filed on 08.08.2022. However, the management committee of the …

SC to hear on Dec 9 plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear on Dec 9 plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on December 9 a plea of the mosque committee against the Allahabad High Court rejecting its petition challenging the maintainability of 18 cases of the Hindu side related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. On August 1, the high court rejected the plea of the Committee of …

Sambhal Mosque Dispute SC Hearing highlights: SC asks trial court not to proceed with hearing till mosque committee moves HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sambhal Mosque Dispute SC Hearing highlights: SC asks trial court not to proceed with hearing till mosque committee moves HC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the trial court in Uttar Pradesh to refrain from proceeding in the suit until the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee approaches the Allahabad High Court. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a petition filed by the mosque committee against a civil court direction allowing a survey of …

SC to hear plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex on December 9
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear plea of mosque committee related to dispute at Mathura Shahi Idgah complex on December 9

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on December 9 a plea of the mosque committee against the Allahabad High Court rejecting its petition challenging the maintainability of 18 cases of the Hindu side related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. On August 1, the high court rejected the plea of the Committee of …

Court notice on Ajmer dargah plea sparks sharp reactions in political, religious circles
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Court notice on Ajmer dargah plea sparks sharp reactions in political, religious circles

The Hindu  

A day after a civil court in Ajmer issued notices on a suit claiming that a Lord Shiva temple existed at the site of the 13th Century dargah of Sufi mystic Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, political and religious leaders across the country reacted sharply on the issue on Thursday. While there was no official reaction from the Dargah Committee – a …

Supreme Court to hear Sambhal mosque committee’s challenge against controversial survey order tomorrow
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear Sambhal mosque committee’s challenge against controversial survey order tomorrow

Live Mint  

The Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee has approached the Supreme Court of India challenging the November 19 order passed by a trial court for the survey of the mosque which led to widespread chaos and violence in the area. Four people were killed in the incident, drawing sharp reactions from the Opposition parties who accused Chif Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya …

Making of a flash point in Sambhal
4 months ago

Making of a flash point in Sambhal

Hindustan Times  

The four deaths in Sambhal, a city near Meerut, after Uttar Pradesh police clashed with protesters on Sunday during the survey of a mosque believed to have been constructed in the 16th century is the fallout of a polarising political build-up centred on religious sites and its tacit indulgence by the judiciary. In Sambhal, a local civil court ordered a …

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

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 …

SC to decide on maintainability of Gyanvapi case under 1991 act
4 months ago

SC to decide on maintainability of Gyanvapi case under 1991 act

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted the necessity of determining the legal maintainability of a suit — in light of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 — filed by a group of Hindu women seeking the right to worship Hindu deities within the Gyanvapi mosque complex, even as it expressed reservations about transferring the trial of all related suits from …

Supreme Court Seeks Gyanvapi Mosque Committee's Response On Plea For ASI Survey Of Sealed Area
4 months ago

Supreme Court Seeks Gyanvapi Mosque Committee's Response On Plea For ASI Survey Of Sealed Area

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee to an application filed by Hindu worshippers for an ASI survey of the sealed area of the mosque.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice to the Committee of Management, Anjuman Intezemia Masajid sought the response of the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee to an …

BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice to Muslim side in Gyanvapi case, seeks reply within two weeks
4 months ago

BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice to Muslim side in Gyanvapi case, seeks reply within two weeks

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Muslim side on the petition demanding an Archaeological Survey of India survey of the alleged Shivling in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. After hearing this, the apex court has issued a notice to the Muslim side and sought a reply within two weeks. A bench …

UP Court Orders Survey Of Sambhal's Mosque By Advocate Commissioner On Plea Claiming It Was Built Over Demolished Temple
4 months, 1 week ago

UP Court Orders Survey Of Sambhal's Mosque By Advocate Commissioner On Plea Claiming It Was Built Over Demolished Temple

Live Law  

On Tuesday, a Court in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district ordered an advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Jama Masjid at Chandausi. The order was passed by Civil Judge Aditya Singh on a suit filed by eight plaintiffs, including Mahant Rishiraj Giri, who claimed that the mosque in question was built in 1526 after demolishing a temple that stood there. Therefore, …

UP CM Yogi Adityanath says unfortunate that Gyanvapi is identified as a mosque; says it is Vishwanath
6 months, 1 week ago

UP CM Yogi Adityanath says unfortunate that Gyanvapi is identified as a mosque; says it is Vishwanath

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday objected to the classification of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi as a Muslim place of worship, asserting that it is dedicated to Lord Shiva, also known as Vishwanath. VIDEO | "Unfortunately, people call Gyanvapi a mosque, but it is actually 'Vishwanath' himself, " said Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath speaking during an event in Gorakhpur …

Yogi Adityanath says Gyanvapi Mosque is actually 'Lord Shiva temple'
6 months, 1 week ago

Yogi Adityanath says Gyanvapi Mosque is actually 'Lord Shiva temple'

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed his reservations over Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque being called a Muslim place of worship and said that it is rather a 'temple of Lord Shiva'. THE GYANVAPI CONTROVERSY Several Hindu activists challenge a temple existed earlier at the disputed Gyanvapi mosque site, and it was demolished in the 17th century on the …

Plea seeking ASI survey of closed Gyanvapi cellars to be heard on Aug 17
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea seeking ASI survey of closed Gyanvapi cellars to be heard on Aug 17

Hindustan Times  

The court of Varanasi district judge Sanjiv Pandey on Saturday fixed August 17 as the next date of hearing on a plea seeking an order to the Archaeological Survey of India for conducting a survey of the closed cellars in the Gyanvapi mosque complex by using ground penetrating radar and other modern techniques. An Aerial view shows Gyanvapi mosque, left, …

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects mosque committee's challenge
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Allahabad HC rejects mosque committee's challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that the trial in 18 cases relating to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura can continue, dismissing a petition filed by the mosque committee that challenged the maintainability of these suits. The suits filed by Hindu litigants seek "removal" of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple. Hindu …

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea, says all 18 petitions from Hindu side maintainable
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim side's plea, says all 18 petitions from Hindu side maintainable

Op India  

The Allahabad High Court on 1st August ruled that the 18 lawsuits submitted by the Hindus in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute were maintainable, dealing a severe blow to the hope of the Muslim side. “Today Allahabad High Court has rejected the application of order 7 rule 11 filed by Shahi Eidgah Masjid and held that all these 18 …

Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute: Allahabad HC upholds maintainability of suits
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute: Allahabad HC upholds maintainability of suits

The Hindu  

Opining that the Places of Worship Act does not define ‘religious character’ and to attract provision of this Act, the religious character of a place of worship must be determined, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed the plea filed by the Mathura-based Shahi Eidgah mosque committee challenging maintainability of 18 lawsuits initiated by Hindu devotees and deity seeking removal …

Bhojshala survey: Muslim petitioner demands submission of video evidence in court
8 months, 1 week ago

Bhojshala survey: Muslim petitioner demands submission of video evidence in court

The Hindu  

After the Archeological Survey of India submitted its report in the Madhya Pradesh High Court of the survey at the Bhojshala Complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, the Hindu petitioners exerted confidence in their case while the Muslim petitioners alleged violations on the part of the surveying team. The ASI, after a 98-day-long survey of the disputed site known as Bhojshala …

Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case:Places of Worship Act not applicable in present case, argues Hindu side
10 months ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case:Places of Worship Act not applicable in present case, argues Hindu side

Hindustan Times  

In the matter of Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Eidgah dispute at Mathura, it was submitted on behalf of Hindu side by the counsel on Monday that the Places of Worship Act, 1991 will not apply in the present case and it applies only in the case of undisputed structure and not in case of a disputed structure as in present …

Krishna Janmabhoomi a monument of national interest, argues Hindu side
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi a monument of national interest, argues Hindu side

Hindustan Times  

In Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Eidgah dispute case at Mathura, Hindu side submitted on Thursday that Krishna Janmabhoomi is a protected monument and is also a monument of national importance and same shall be governed by the provisions of ‘The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.’ and the provisions of the Places of Worship Act will not …

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Islamophobia and India’s election: Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city

CNN  

Varanasi, India CNN — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and the Muslim call to prayer reverberates through the dusty air. But we are hopeless.” Varanasi lies on the Ganges, the most sacred river in Hinduism John Mees/CNN ‘We hide our names’ Modi’s BJP has its roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak …

SC Refuses to Stay Hindu Prayers in Gyanvapi Masjid
11 months, 3 weeks ago

SC Refuses to Stay Hindu Prayers in Gyanvapi Masjid

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The top court was hearing a fresh plea of the Gyanvapi mosque management committee against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower court’s order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque. On February 26, the High Court dismissed the mosque …

SC refuses to stop Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

SC refuses to stop Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop the ongoing prayers by Hindu devotees within the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi even as it ordered a “status quo” on the religious observances by both Hindu and Muslim sides inside the mosque precincts. “Bearing in mind the fact that namaz is being offered by the Muslim community unhindered …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case : Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Namaz In Mosque & Hindu Worship In 'Tehkhana' (Cellar)
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Case : Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Namaz In Mosque & Hindu Worship In 'Tehkhana' (Cellar)

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by the Gyanvapi mosque committee challenging the orders of the Varanasi District Court and the Allahabad High Court allowing the performance of Hindu religious rituals at a tehkhana of the mosque.While doing so, the Court also ordered that that status quo shall be maintained with respect to. …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: In Setback For Muslim Side, SC Refuses To Halt Prayers At Vyas Tehkhana
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: In Setback For Muslim Side, SC Refuses To Halt Prayers At Vyas Tehkhana

News 18  

Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt Hindu prayers at Vyas Tehkhana in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, situated in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. The bench, however, said that Muslims can enter mosque unhindered from the northern side to offer namaz while priests of the Kashi Vishwanath temple trust would take southern entry to perform puja in the cellar. The apex court …

SC to hear Gyanvapi committee’s plea against Hindu prayers in cellar today
11 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear Gyanvapi committee’s plea against Hindu prayers in cellar today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India will hear the Gyanvapi mosque management committee's plea against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower court's order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque today, April 1. The state government had ordered to stop the worship rituals inside the "Vyas Tehkhana" -- located at the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi …

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