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BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav says Places of Worship Act violates principles of equality and freedom of religion

'Repeal Places of Worship Act': BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav demands in Rajya Sabha  

BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav says Places of Worship Act violates principles of equality and freedom of religion

Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Harnath Singh Yadav has demanded that the Places of Worship Act, 1991, be repealed, saying that it violates the principle of equality and freedom of religion. During the Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha on February 5, Yadav said that the act undermines the religious rights of Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists. The Act prohibits the conversion of any place of worship as they exited on August 15, 1947, with Ayodhya being the sole exception. There have growing demands from certain sections of society to abrogate the law, especially in light of Varanasi&rsquo;s Gyanvapi mosque dispute.&nbsp;
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The Supreme Court is likely to hear petitions challenging some parts of the Places of Worship Act, and the sedition law.

2 big cases in Supreme Court today: hearings on Places of Worship Act, and sedition law likely

The Supreme Court is likely to hear petitions challenging some parts of the Places of Worship Act, and the sedition law.

The Supreme Court is likely to have hearings in two crucial cases on 9 January 2023.
A batch of petitions challenging certain parts of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, is likely to be taken up by the top court. The law prohibits the filing of a legal case to reclaim or change the character of a place of worship from what existed on 15 August 1947.
The other big case likely to be heard on 9 January 2023 is the sedition law, nearly 7 months after it was put on hold by the apex court.
The Union government is expected to brief the court on its conclusion after re-examining the colonial-era law. The court had put the penal provision in temporary abeyance on 11 May 2022.
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Places of Worship Act: SC asks Centre to file affidavit on pleas challenging its validity

The bench asked the Centre to share its response with the parties concerned and decided to hear the pleas in the first week of January 2023.

The Supreme Court on Monday granted time till December 12 to the Centre to file a comprehensive affidavit to petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law, which prohibit filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the reply could not be filed and the matter can be taken up later.
&ldquo;I need to consult with the Government for filing a detailed counter. If some time can be given,&rdquo; the law officer said.
The bench adjourned the hearing on the petitions after taking note of the submissions that due deliberations with government authorities were needed and asked the Centre to file a &ldquo;comprehensive&rdquo; one on or before December 12.
The bench asked the Centre to share its response with the parties concerned and decided to hear the pleas in the first week of January 2023.
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Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said that he has not sought setting aside of the Act in his petition.
He said that like Ayodhya Ram temple dispute, the matters pertaining to alleged disputed sites at Kashi and Mathura be kept out of the purview of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
&ldquo;I am not asking for the quashing of the Act. But two temples be added and the Act can stand as it is,&rdquo; he said.
The bench said it will consider Swamy&rsquo;s plea on the next date of hearing.
Earlier, the bench had granted time till October 31 to the Centre to file its reply to the petitions.
The top court was hearing the pleas, including the one filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay who has said sections 2, 3, 4 of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 be set aside on grounds including that these provisions take away the right of judicial remedy to reclaim a place of worship of any person or a religious group.

Amid fresh cases of disputes over religious places, like the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri temple case in Varanasi, the Supreme Court granted two weeks to the Central government to file its reply on a bunch of petitions.
The petitions challenge the validity of some provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. These provisions 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.
The Supreme Court ordered that the matters be heard by a three-judge bench on 11 October 2022 and asked the parties to complete the pleadings by then.
One of the petitions, filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, claims that the 1991 law created an "arbitrary and irrational retrospective cut-off date" of August 15, 1947. The petition alleged encroachment by "fundamentalist-barbaric invaders and law-breakers".

Places of Worship Act challenged: Supreme Court seeks Modi govt's reply in two weeks on petitions

These provisions 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.

Amid fresh cases of disputes over religious places, like the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri temple case in Varanasi, the Supreme Court granted two weeks to the Central government to file its reply on a bunch of petitions.
The petitions challenge the validity of some provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. These provisions 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.
The Supreme Court ordered that the matters be heard by a three-judge bench on 11 October 2022 and asked the parties to complete the pleadings by then.
One of the petitions, filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, claims that the 1991 law created an "arbitrary and irrational retrospective cut-off date" of August 15, 1947. The petition alleged encroachment by "fundamentalist-barbaric invaders and law-breakers".
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