What is Places of Worship Act and what does it say

Fresh litigations to claim ownership and prayer rights at historical sites of Gyanvapi masjid at Varanasi and of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid in Mathura by Hindu parties have brought......

SC seek Centre's reply to plea on places of worship law

The Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Friday to a plea filed before it challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law, which prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a......

Implement Places of Worship Act strictly: Waqf board

Expressing concern over Kashi and Mathura temples being dragged into legal dispute a year after the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, the Sunni Central Waqf Board has sought strict implementation of......

Suit challenges Aug 15, 1947 status quo for places of worship

A Hindu body has moved the Supreme Court challenging a provision in the 1991 law that provides for maintaining the "religious character" of holy structures as it existed on August 15, 1947, in a......