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Hindu outfit seeks to intervene in 1991 places of worship row in SC

New Delhi: The Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti, a Hindu outfit, moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to intervene in cases filed against the validity of provisions of the 1991 law that asks to maintain the religious character of places as it existed on August 15, 1947. The outfit's plea, filed through lawyer Atulesh Kumar, challenges Sections 3 and 4 …

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1 week, 2 days 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 …

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Manmohan Singh’s mixed economic legacy

Live Mint

The death of Manmohan Singh last week was followed by a flurry of sentimental obituaries eulogizing the former Indian prime minister, who led the government from 2004 to 2014. Above all, Singh, who was 92, is remembered for the economic reforms he oversaw in 1991 as finance minister—reforms that opened India’s economy to more market competition and foreign investment. Dhiraj …

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Places Of Worship Act| MP Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Restrain Courts From Passing Hasty Orders In Mandir-Masjid Suits

Live Law

Member of Parliament and President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Asaduddin Owaisi has filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Supreme Court, seeking to enforce the Places of Worship Act 1991. The petition Member of Parliament and President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Asaduddin Owaisi has filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Supreme Court, seeking to enforce the Places …

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2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Dr Singh’s growth prescription

Deccan Chronicle

If one sits down to pen India’s economic history after Independence, it could be broadly classified into two eras — Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s socialist era from 1950 to 1991 and Dr Manmohan Singh’s liberal economic regime from 1991 onwards. The economic policies before 1991 were largely influenced by India’s suspicion of foreign traders, in view of its experience with the …

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Manmohan Singh’s iconic 1991 budget speech that changed the country forever – ‘India is now wide awake…’

Live Mint

Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday at 92, was Prime Minister for two terms in the Congress-led UPA government from 2004 to 2014. Singh also served as Finance Minister in the government of Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao from 1991 to 1996, when he was instrumental in implementing sweeping economic reforms in the country. It was on July 24, …

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When Manmohan Singh thought announcement of him becoming Cabinet minister in Rao government was a joke

India TV News

Manmohan SIngh passes away: Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, died on Thursday at the age of 92 at AIIMs, Delhi. While Singh will be remembered for his historic 1991 reforms, which rescued India from near bankruptcy, he will also be known for redefining India's trajectory as a rising global power. UPDATES However, not many know that the …

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How Manmohan Singh landed in politics from being UGC chief: Know all about that late night call

India TV News

Dr Manmohan Singh passed away at AIIMS, Delhi, on Thursday evening at the age of 92 due to age-related medical conditions. How Dr Manmohan Singh landed in politics As University Grants Commission chairman, Dr Manmohan Singh had just returned from a conference in Netherlands when he received a call late in the night that changed India's economic landscape and his …

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When Manmohan Singh Scrapped 'Licence Raj' And Saved India From An Economic Crisis With His 'L P G Reforms'

ABP News

Manmohan Singh's legacy will live on for generations to come. In Pics: Times When Manmohan Singh Used Cricket Diplomacy To Ease India-Pakistan Relations Road To Crisis: How India Arrived At The 1991 Economic Ruin In 1991, India faced one of its most severe economic crises, teetering on the brink of default. Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao realised the dangerous situation …

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Manmohan Singh and 1991 Budget: The economic stalwart, finance minister who changed shape of Indian economy

India TV News

In July 1991, the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh presented a landmark budget, which is credited for modern India's economic progress. Presenting the budget, Manmohan Singh explicitly mentioned the crisis India was facing, as he said, "the new Government, which assumed office barely a month ago, inherited an economy in deep crisis. It is reported that within a few days …

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DMK moves to join petition challenging Places of Worship Act, seeks to support it

India Today

The ruling party of Tamil Nadu, the DMK, has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to become a party in the petition challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act, which mandates the maintenance of the status quo of religious sites in India as they existed on August 15, 1947. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna …

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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 …

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Places of Worship Act case: Supreme Court bars fresh civil suits, new orders in pending cases to ‘reclaim’ temples

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Thursday barred civil courts from registering fresh suits or passing orders in pending cases seeking to “reclaim” temples destroyed by Mughal “invaders” in the 16th century. A Special Bench of the top court headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna passed the freeze order while agreeing to hear petitions questioning the validity of the Places …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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1 month 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 …

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DC Edit | SC must reinforce 1991 Worship Act

Deccan Chronicle

After temporarily halting the exercise started by a section of Hindutva apparatchiks targeting a Mughal era mosque in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court has followed up on it and formed a special bench to hear petitions against the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The aim of the law was explained in detail by the government while moving it …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Hindu outfit seeks to intervene in 1991 places of worship row in SC

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

Manmohan Singh’s mixed economic legacy

Places Of Worship Act| MP Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Restrain Courts From Passing Hasty Orders In Mandir-Masjid Suits

DC Edit | Dr Singh’s growth prescription

Manmohan Singh’s iconic 1991 budget speech that changed the country forever – ‘India is now wide awake…’

When Manmohan Singh thought announcement of him becoming Cabinet minister in Rao government was a joke

How Manmohan Singh landed in politics from being UGC chief: Know all about that late night call

When Manmohan Singh Scrapped 'Licence Raj' And Saved India From An Economic Crisis With His 'L P G Reforms'

Manmohan Singh and 1991 Budget: The economic stalwart, finance minister who changed shape of Indian economy

DMK moves to join petition challenging Places of Worship Act, seeks to support it

SC halts all mandir-masjid cases until 1991 Act verdict

Places of Worship Act case: Supreme Court bars fresh civil suits, new orders in pending cases to ‘reclaim’ temples

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

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

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

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

DC Edit | SC must reinforce 1991 Worship Act

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

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

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

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

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

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