Places of Worship Act, 1991
| Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 | |
|---|---|
| Citation | ACT NO. 42 OF 1991 |
| Summary | |
| An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. | |
| Status: In force | |
The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 seeks to maintain and protect the religious character of places of worship in India.[1]
Opposition
In 2022, the division bench of the Supreme Court of India, led by the Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, accepted a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.[2] On November 14, 2022, a bench headed by the chief justice and Justice J. B. Pardiwala gave the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta more time to file an affidavit, as it clubbed together petitions filed by several people including former BJP MP Subramanian Swamy and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, who had filed his plea on March 12, 2021.[3][4]
References
- ^ Krishnan, Murali (13 March 2021). "The effect of the Supreme Court's Ayodhya judgment and the challenge to the Places of Worship Act". Bar and Bench. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Challenges to the Places of Worship Act: What law says, why SC will examine it". Indian Express. November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Places of Worship Act: Supreme Court gives Centre more time to respond". Indian Express. November 15, 2022.