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

IndiaTimes Saturday, 7 December 2024 ()
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 filed lawsuits claiming mosques were originally temples, despite a previous Supreme Court ruling upholding the Act's secularism protection.
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