Places of Worship Act
- India
Congress files application in SC supporting Places of Worship Act
New Delhi: The Congress has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the batch of petitions challenging the validity of Places of Worship Act, which prohibits the filing of…
- India
SC to hear AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s plea on places of worship law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 2 a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking implementation of the 1991 places of worship law, which asks to maintain…
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Is the Places of Worship Act under threat? Or is the judiciary on trial?
Obiter is the name of off-the-cuff or casual observations expressed by a court during the course of proceedings and, even though they sometimes can form part of the written order, are not…
- India
Farooq Abdullah welcomes SC’s order halting new suits on Places of Worship Act
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s interim order halting the registration of new suits against the Places of Worship Act, terming it a significant step towards preserving…
- India
SC restrains courts from admitting cases seeking survey of religious places
New Delhi: In an important direction, the Supreme Court on Thursday restrained all the courts in the country from entertaining and passing any effective interim or final orders on any lawsuits seeking…
- India
Ambedkar kin calls lower court notice to Ajmer Dargah ‘insult’ to Constitution
Jaipur: Rajratna Ambedkar, the great-grandnephew of BR Ambedkar, on Wednesday called lower courts accepting pleas and issuing notices in “violation” of the Places of Worship Act an insult to the Constitution. “If…
- India
3-Judge Bench of SC set to review places of Worship Act petitions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has notified a three-judge Special Bench to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The…
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Significance of ‘Places of Worship Act’ amidst judicial challenges
By Mohammed Amaan Khan In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court recently delivered a judgment dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah in Mathura, India.…
- India
Ram temple event signals cold storage for Places of Worship Act: CPI(M)
New Delhi: The Ayodhya Ram temple inauguration on January 22 has sounded the “death knell” of secularism defined as the separation of religion from the State, administration and politics, the Communist Party…
- India
Issues of Kashi shouldn’t be raised in view of Places of Worship Act: Arshad
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani on Wednesday said the Muslim side will approach the Supreme Court after pleas challenging the maintainability of a 1991 suit seeking the “restoration” of…
- Hyderabad
Shahi Idgah masjid survey: Robbing Muslims’ diginity is goal now, says Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, December 14, made strong remarks on the Allahabad High Court’s verdict to survey the Shahi Idgah masjid in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. In a post on…
- India
Places of Worship Act: SC gives further extension to Centre for its response
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday further extended the time for the Central government to file its response on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of the…
- India
Three controversial issues of UCC, waqf & places of worship Act in pvt members bill
New Delhi: Three controversial issues will be introduced as private members bill in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The Places of Worship Special Provisions) Repeal Bill, 2022, The Uniform Civil Code in…
- India
SC grants Centre more time to respond to pleas challenging Places of Worship Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted more time to the centre to respond to the batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991,…
- India
Asaduddin Owaisi writes to PM Modi, urges him to defend Places of Worship Act
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has written a letter to PM Modi urging him to defend the Places of Worship Act. Mentioning the purpose of…
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