Places of Worship Act

The Places of Worship Act must be protected

February 17, 2025 2:37 pm

The Act is valid to date, despite the efforts of the lower courts to undermine it. Not only does it bar civil suits over altering the character of places of worship, there are other laws as well that restrain such petitions.

To a query on whether fresh intervention applications filed would be allowed, CJI Khanna said that too many pleas in connection with the Places of Worship (PoW) Act were being filed and there is a limit.

'We have to stop somewhere': Supreme Court bars new petitions in Places of Worship Act case, delays hearing to April

February 17, 2025 10:19 pm

The Places of Worship Act prohibits the conversion of any place of worship and provides for the maintenance of its religious character as it existed on August 15, 1947.

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a batch of pleas relating to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

Today in Politics: SC to hear pleas on Places of Worship Act

February 17, 2025 9:15 am

Phase 1 of Chhattisgarh local body polls to begin; special session of Assam Assembly at Kokrajhar.

'Deliberate delay': Mathura mosque panel accuses Centre of stalling SC hearing on Places of Worship Act

January 22, 2025 10:11 am

Mosque panel urges top court to 'close' Centre’s right to file reply.

Congress Supreme Court intervention Places of Worship Act

Centre silent on Places of Worship Act as Congress moves SC to to join pleas

January 17, 2025 9:48 am

“The Union of India, which has not filed its counter affidavit/ reply, shall file the same within four weeks from today,” a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna had said on December 12.

Congress, SP to file pleas in Supreme Court for ‘effective implementation’ of Places of Worship Act

January 04, 2025 7:33 am

Congress sources say its impleadment application ready but yet to decide on a signatory; Kapil Sibal helping Samajwadi Party draft its petition.

Zero Hour In Lok Sabha: MPs raise Places of Worship Act, Bangla minorities’ plight

December 17, 2024 7:44 am

Shiv Sena (Shinde)’s Naresh Mhaske said the atrocities against the Hindus in Bangladesh cannot be merely termed as an internal issue of the neighbouring country.

Knowledge nugget of the day: Places of Worship Act

December 24, 2024 6:43 pm

Recently, a Supreme Court bench prohibited courts from issuing any "effective orders" in cases related to the Places of Worship Act until further orders. What is the purpose of this Act? Also, go beyond the nugget to know about the Basic Structure Doctrine.

1991 Places of Worship Act: What Supreme Court stopped, why

December 13, 2024 12:32 pm

Order applies to both pending suits and those that may be filed in future. In its Babri Masjid ruling, SC said 1991 Act was part of ‘basic structure’ of Constitution. This may be relevant as it hears challenge to 1991 law.

The Kashi Vishwanath Mandir in Varanasi, with the Gyanvapi Masjid next to it.

10 pending suits in mosque-temple disputes, from Sambhal to Mathura

December 13, 2024 12:54 pm

The Bench was hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act of 1991 when it ordered that no fresh cases of this nature can be filed.