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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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Another petition filed in SC challenging Places of Worship Act


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'Enough is enough': SC on pleas over places of worship act

The Supreme Court deferred the case on the Places of Worship Act to April, emphasizing limits on application filings. Only submissions with new grounds will be considered. The Act, challenged by..
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Scrap Places of Worship Act, demands saints' outfit, moves SC

Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti, representing 18.5 lakh pujaris and 12 lakh saints, petitions the Supreme Court to declare Sections 3 and 4 of the Places of Worship Act unconstitutional. They argue these..
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Saints' body moves SC, seeks intervention in Places of Worship Act over violation of fundamental rights

The 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..
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Congress to join SC case defending Places of Worship Act

Congress 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,..
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CJI-led bench to hear 'Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque' dispute

Supreme 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..
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SC considers Owaisi's plea seeking to maintain 1991 places of worship law

The 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...
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SC: Trial courts not to pass orders on religious places

The 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..
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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..
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Supreme Court to take up today validity of Places of Worship Act

Citizens, 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..
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SC to hear on December 12 petitions against Places of Worship Act

The 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..
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Pay heed to Bhagwat words on masjid surveys: Kharge to BJP

Congress 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..
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Congress: Ex-CJI opened Pandora's box on Places of Worship Act


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'PMs from Nehru to Modi sending chadar to dargah': Opposition on Ajmer row

Opposition 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..
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"Varanasi court judgement is violation of Places of Worship Act": AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Asaduddin 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..
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Gyanvapi mosque dispute: Allahabad high court rejects maintainability plea

The 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..
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Congress objects to introduction of private member's bill seeking repeal of Places of Worship Act


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