New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (February 17) deferred to April first week the hearing on a bunch of pleas related to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 mandating to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947 A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (February 17) expressed its displeasure over filing of several fresh petitions in the pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 mandating the religious character of a place to be maintained as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice … Read more
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader and Kairana MP Iqra Choudhary has moved the Supreme Court seeking strict implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar ordered on Friday listing of Choudhary’s plea with other pending pleas on the matter … Read more
New Delhi: Shahi Masjid Eidgah Committee, Mathura has moved the Supreme Court assailing centre for delay in filing its response to the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Places of Worship Act, 19991 and closing its right to file the response. The Masjid Committed, in its plea has accused the Centre of deliberately not filing … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian National Congress (INC) has moved the Supreme Court seeking to oppose pleas challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, saying any alterations to the 1991 law could jeopardize communal harmony and secular fabric of India and threaten the sovereignty and integrity of the nation. The … Read more