Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
1991 Act of the Parliament of India
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The Places of Worship Act, 1991 seeks to maintain and protect the religious character of places of worship in India. The full text of the code is available online through India Code: Digital Repository of Laws. It may be downloaded in the PDF format through the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Saints' body moves SC, seeks intervention in Places of Worship Act over violation of fundamental rightsThe Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge sections of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, arguing they violate fundamental rights. The Supreme Court is examining several..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Congress to join SC case defending Places of Worship ActCongress accuses the BJP government of violating the Places of Worship Act, 1991, and plans to join the Supreme Court case demanding adherence to the law. The party will file an application,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
CJI-led bench to hear 'Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque' disputeSupreme Court stays proceedings on the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque dispute, directs it to be heard with other petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act. The 11th-century monument is..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC considers Owaisi's plea seeking to maintain 1991 places of worship lawThe Supreme Court will hear Asaduddin Owaisi's plea on February 17, which calls for the enforcement of the 1991 Places of Worship Act. This act maintains religious site status as of August 15, 1947...IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC: Trial courts not to pass orders on religious placesThe Supreme Court halted legal battles over temple reclamation claims, freezing existing and barring new 'mosque-temple' lawsuits. This includes the Gyanvapi and Mathura disputes. The order stems from..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC: Matter pending before us, will it be just for other courts to take it up?The Supreme Court has paused lawsuits seeking reclamation of temples allegedly converted to mosques during Mughal rule, pending its review of the 1991 Places of Worship Act. This freeze on trial court..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court to take up today validity of Places of Worship ActCitizens, including prominent figures, have filed applications supporting the Places of Worship Act in the Supreme Court, emphasizing its role in safeguarding secularism and communal harmony. They..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC to hear on December 12 petitions against Places of Worship ActThe Supreme Court will address challenges to the Places of Worship Act, which prevents legal disputes aiming to alter the religious nature of sites established during independence. Several Hindus have..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Pay heed to Bhagwat words on masjid surveys: Kharge to BJPCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticizes BJP's top leaders for using divisive tactics, including mosque surveys to find temples. He references Mohan Bhagwat's 2022 remark against widespread..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Congress: Ex-CJI opened Pandora's box on Places of Worship ActIndiaTimes - Published | |
'PMs from Nehru to Modi sending chadar to dargah': Opposition on Ajmer rowOpposition leaders criticized the BJP and RSS for allegedly undermining the rule of law after a court admitted a plea claiming Ajmer Sharif Dargah was a Shiva temple. They questioned the government's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
"Varanasi court judgement is violation of Places of Worship Act": AIMIM chief Asaduddin OwaisiAsaduddin Owaisi said that the judgement by the Varanasi court to allow Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the 'Vyas Ka Tekhana' area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex was a violation of the..DNA - Published | |
Gyanvapi mosque dispute: Allahabad high court rejects maintainability pleaThe Allahabad High Court rejects five petitions challenging the maintainability of a civil suit seeking the restoration of a temple at the site of the Gyanvapi mosque. The Anjuman Intezamia Masajid..IndiaTimes - Published | Congress objects to introduction of private member's bill seeking repeal of Places of Worship ActIndiaTimes - Published |
District court encroaching on powers of SC, Parliament: Muslim leadersMuslim leaders termed the district court order as “encroaching on the powers of the Supreme Court and Parliament which have made it crystal clear that no further changes could be made at religious..IndiaTimes - Published | AIMPLB moves SC opposing pleas challenging validity of Places of Worship Act of 1991IndiaTimes - Published |
'Hate politics, Mumbai blasts and riots': What AIMPLB said in plea against Places of Worship Act ahead of SC hearing?The AIMPLB said there appears to be a trend of filing the PIL petitions selectively targeting the issues relating to a particular minority community.DNA - Published | Court gives government 2 weeks to clarify stand on Places of Worship ActIndiaTimes - Published |
Places of Worship Act 1991 cannot be enforced in dispute between two sects of same religion: SCIndiaTimes - Published | Places of Worship Act: SC asks six petitioners to file intervention applicationIndiaTimes - Published |
Nix PILs challenging Places of Worship Act: AIMPLB to SCThe places of worship act freezes the religious character of a structure as it existed on August 15, 1947. It exempted the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute from its ambit and the SC on..IndiaTimes - Published | Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Varanasi court hears Hindu side, AIMPLB opposes plea challenging Places of Worship ActOn Wednesday, the petitioners told the Varanasi court that the Places of Worship Act, 1991 does not apply in the Gyanvapi Mosque case.DNA - Published |
Shia board appeals to govt on UCC, Places of Worship ActIndiaTimes - Published | Gyanvapi case: 1991 Worship Act applicable or not, Varanasi district court to decide todayMuslim side is saying that under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, the status of the Gyanvapi mosque cannot be changed.DNA - Published |
‘Mathura row not under Places of Worship Act’IndiaTimes - Published | Places of Worship Act won’t apply to Gyanvapi case: VHPIndiaTimes - Published |
Places of Worship Act in focus as controversy over Gyanvapi simmersIndiaTimes - Published | Gyanvapi Masjid verdict 'blatant violation' of Places of Worship Act 1991, says OwaisiIndiaTimes - Published |
