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Ahead of voting for the Delhi Assembly elections, the timing of a petition filed by the Congress Party in the Supreme Court suggests that the party has made a bold move just before the polls. While the BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are clashing over Hindutva issues, the Congress seems to have clarified its…
Places of Worship Act: The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing the Places of Worship Act of 1991, has asked the Central Government to file its reply within four weeks. A bench of three judges headed by the Chief Justice said that the court will not issue an order on this without the opinion of…
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday restrained all the courts in the country from entertaining and passing any effective interim or final orders on any lawsuits seeking reliefs including survey of religious places under the 1991 law. The 1991 law prohibits the conversion of any place of worship and ensures the preservation of its…
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday 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. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, has come into the spotlight recently due to certain remarks made by former Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud in 2022, which has since opened a “Pandora’s box.” Ramesh pointed to the observations made by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud…