Overview:
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Context
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal challenging the order of a civil court in Varanasi, which allowed inspection, survey and videography at the Gyanvapi Mosque complex.
Background
Analysis
What is the law is all about?
Certain Exemptions under the Act:
Why this law was required?
Judicial Opinion on the Act
Conclusion
Secularism is one of the Basic Structure Doctrine of our Indian Constitution. In order to protect the religious rights of the citizens, Parliament had enacted the Place of Worship (Special Provisions) Act in the 1991. During Ayodhya Verdict Supreme Court described the law as a legislative act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947.
PRACTICE QUESTION Q1. What are the provisions of The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991? Discuss its significance in the present day scenario. Q2. Discuss the relevance of pluralism and secularism in multi-ethnic Indian society. |
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