A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan also ordered that no fresh suits can be registered over such claims while the court is hearing pleas challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court restrained all courts across the country from issuing effective interim or final orders, including those authorising surveys, in pending cases against existing religious structures.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan also ordered that no fresh suits can be registered over such claims while the court is hearing pleas challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram defended the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, stating it preserves India's secular fabric. He emphasized the need to maintain the law's provisions to safeguard social harmony and prevent disruptions to national unity.
The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a batch of petitions on Thursday (today), challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a batch of petitions on December 12, challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
The Supreme Court will hear on December 12 a batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991, that prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947
even mentioned and our leaders are not allowed to speak," Jairam Ramesh told ANI. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the fifth straight day without transacting substantial business over opposition demands
Reacting to the suit claiming Shiva temple within Ajmer Sharif Dargah, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said that the Places of Worship [Special Provisions] Act, 1991 needs to be followed.
"People from all over the country offer prayers at the Ajmer Dargah... Even all the Prime Ministers, including PM Modi, offer 'chadar' at the Ajmer Dargah. They are offering 'chadar,' yet members of their party are going to court and creating confusion. What kind of message is being spread?
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed deep concern and anguish over the recent spate of claims on mosques and dargahs in various courts across the country, stating such claims are a "blatant mockery of the law and the constitution."