Places of Worship Act

  • June 15, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Polity

Context:

JamiatUlema-I-Hind, a muslimorganisation has moved the Supreme Court seeking impleadment in a plea filed by a Hindu organisation, VishwaBhadra Pujari PurohitMahasangh, which has challenged a provision of the 1991 Places of Worship Act.

Concept:

  • Passed in 1991, the Act sought to maintain the status quo of the religious shrines as it existed at the time of India’s independence — with the exception of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple at Ayodhya, which was then under litigation.
Places of Worship Act Polity