Places of Worship Act

December 12, 2024 5:53 PM

SC restrains courts from passing orders in religious structures suits amid challenge to Places of Worship Act

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a directive preventing all courts across India from passing interim or final orders, including survey orders, in pending cases concerning existing religious structures. The decision comes as the apex court hears pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan also barred the registration of new sui...

Supreme Court’s special bench to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act today

The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a series of petitions today challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The special bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Vishwanathan, will take up the matter at 3:30 pm. The 1991 Act aims to maintain the religious character of places of worship as they existed on August 15, 1947, and prohibits lawsuits seeking to reclaim or alter their status. How...