Image Source : PTI The Supreme Court of India. Places of Worship Act: In a significant development, the Supreme Court has decided to defer the hearing of Public Interest Litigations (PILs ...

The Supreme Court is now hearing arguments about a very important law called the Places of Worship Act. This law was made in 1991 to protect places of worship, like temples, mosques, churches ...

In agreeing to hear civil suits questioning the title or ownership of a place of worship, can district courts across the country effectively defeat the purpose of the 1991 Places of Worship Act that ...

The Supreme Court of India has stated that no fresh suits challenging ownership and title of places of worship will be filed until a final verdict is reached regarding the validity of the Places ...

Critics claim this curtails judicial remedies for dealing with historical grievances, questions about its constitutional validity and implications for religious freedom. Introduced in 1991 amid the ...

Places of Worship Act: The Supreme Court halted new temple-mosque legal battles. The court will review the 1991 law impacting religious site status. This Place of Worship Act froze the status of ...

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991, a statute that has ...

On 12 December, the Supreme Court stepped in to water down the communal fires across the country by ordering that no further suits can be registered against places of worship till further orders ...

Places of Worship Act 1991: The Supreme Court today (December 12) asked the Centre to file an affidavit in a batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) barred civil courts across the country from registering fresh suits challenging the ownership and title of any place of worship, and from ordering surveys ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that no new suits or specific directions for surveys concerning religious sites shall be entertained by lower courts until it concludes hearing pleas regarding ...

The Supreme Court is set to hear a series of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) today, challenging the validity of specific sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. This law ...