including the right to equality and freedom to practice religion. The Places of Worship Act prohibits altering the religious nature of any place of worship and imposes strict penalties for violations.

The Mathura Shahi Masjid Eidgah Committee moves the Supreme Court to close the Centre's right to reply on a plea challenging the Places of Worship Act. The committee accuses the BJP-led Centre of ...

"It is submitted that the Union of India is deliberately not filing its counter-affidavit/reply vis-a-vis the challenge to the Places of Worship Act, 1991, with the intention to delay the hearing ...

The Indian National Congress (INC) through its general secretary K.C. Venugopal moved the Supreme Court to intervene in a pending challenge to the Places of Worship Act of 1991, quoting that ...

Their resources are limited. Access to places of worship is a big challenge and, when found, they are often inadequate. “Freedom of religion” is an empty formula unless people of faith are ...

The Union government is yet to submit its stand on the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act to the Supreme Court ... the application said it plays a pivotal role in furthering the ...

The pleas before the apex court have challenged Sections 3 and 4 of the 1991 Act, saying they violated several fundamental rights including the right to equality and freedom to practice religion. The ...

The Places of Worship (Special Provisions ... and Sikhs under Article 25 (Freedom of Conscience and Free Profession, Practice, and Propagation of Religion), Article 26 (Freedom to Manage Religious ...

The Indian National Congress has approached the Supreme Court to defend the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, aimed at preserving the religious character of places as they existed in ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking effective implementation of the 1991 places of worship law which asks to maintain the religious ...

The 1991 law prohibits the conversion of any place of worship and provides for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947.

New Delhi: The Shahi Masjid Committee of Mathura has moved the Supreme Court criticising the Union government for not filing its response to petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act despite ...