A Hindu group, Hindu Sena, has filed a lawsuit claiming the Ajmer dargah was built over a Shiva temple. They cite a 1911 book ...

Enacted in 1991, Places of Worship act was meant to preserve the religious character of places of worship as they stood on August 15, 1947. But surveying of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal has raised ...

The Places of Worship Act of 1991 was brought about to prohibit the conversion of any place of worship and provide the ...

Locals allege that four persons died in police firing. But the police have claimed that shots were fired by a mob protesting ...

The Supreme Court ought to give a conclusive pronouncement that the PoW Act cannot be circumvented under the guise of ...

Stating that they are idol worshippers & devotees of Shiva & Vishnu, petitioners said they are asserting their right to visit ...

Sambhal mosque dispute highlights historical, religious, and legal complexities surrounding the Places of Worship Act in ...

Built during Mughal emperor Babur’s reign, Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal is in focus after clashes between local residents and ...

Notably, Vishnu Shankar Jain and his father Hari Shankar Jain have represented the Hindu side in many cases related to places of worship including the Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath dispute. Civil Judge ...

Four people were killed and more than 20 cops injured in clashes that broke out during court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama ...

Sambhal, a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, remains tense following the violence it witnessed on Sunday resulting in the ...

The petition in Sambhal is similar to ones made in the cases of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque and Mathura’s Shahi Idgah. At the heart of the matter is the interpretation of the Places of Worship Act, 199 ...