A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar granted the petitioner liberty to file an application in the pending challenge to the Act.
Ujjain is also among the 19 religious places where liquor ban has been enforced and shops within the limits of Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) have been shut down permanently. The decision brought happiness and great joy among the pilgrims, local residents, and saints.
Ramayani Kuti Aashram Mahant Ram Hriday Das on Monday praised the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to impose a liquor ban at 19 religious places across the state, calling it a "good decision."
Mahamandleshwar Shanti Swaroopanand Ji Maharaj on Monday welcomed the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to ban liquor at 19 religious places in the state and said that the next step should be to declare Ujjain as a 'Pavitra Teerth' (Holy Pilgrimage).
With the government slated to table the revised Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament this week, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday attacked the Congress and said that they have turned the judiciary into a "joke."
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1) will hear a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
Shivhari Meena, Joint Police Commissioner, Gautam Buddha Nagar said that the police personnel had interacted with all religious leaders to maintain peace and order.
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma welcomed the Allahabad High Court order granting permission to whitewash Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, and said that it was neither the policy of Centre nor the state government to insult any religious place.
The Centre on Wednesday approved the construction of two ropeway projects connecting two prominent religious places in Uttarakhand district - Sonprayag to Kedarnath (12.9 km) and Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib Ji (12.4 km).
A statement from the release said that the state's new Excise Policy 2025 has decided to close liquor licenses near religious places, considering their importance.
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for April the hearing of pleas filed challenging the validity Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of pleas filed challenging the validity Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.