New Delhi: Recently, after the controversy over the Shahi Jama Masjid of Sambhal, the Places of Worship Act 1991 was much discussed. Many petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court regarding this. Now the petitions challenging the legality of the Places of Worship Act 1991 will be heard in the Supreme Court on Wednesday 4 December. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will hear this case.
Hearing will be held on 6 petitions
Let us tell you that a total of 6 petitions have been filed so far in this matter. Among these, the petition of Vishwa Bhadra Pujari Purohit Mahasangh, Dr. Subramaniam Swamy, Ashwini Upadhyay and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind is also included. While one party has demanded repeal of this Act, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has filed a petition in its support.
Letter written after Sambhal controversy
Let us tell you that recently, after the lower court's decision in the Shahi Jama Masjid of Sambhal, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind had written a letter to the Supreme Court demanding an early hearing. The Places of Worship Act 1991 has been challenged by the Hindu side in the Supreme Court in 2020, while Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has filed a petition in the Supreme Court in 2022 in its support. The Supreme Court will hear all these petitions together on December 4.
What is Places of Worship Act 1991?
In fact, according to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, whatever condition the religious place was in at the time of August 15, 1947, it will remain the same after that and its nature or nature will not be changed. This law was passed in the year 1991 during the rule of the Congress government led by the then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. However, the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid episode in Ayodhya was kept out of it.
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