CJI constituted special bench on petitions challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act, next hearing on December 12

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear an important case on December 12. This matter is related to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The constitutionality of some sections of this Act has been challenged. The Supreme Court has constituted a special bench to hear this case. This bench includes Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Vishwanathan. The hearing in the case will begin on December 12 at 3:30 pm. This bench will hear writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991.

what is the whole matter

This Act prohibits changing the religious nature of any place of worship as it stood on August 15, 1947. This means that no suit can be filed regarding the ownership or management of any place of worship after that date. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K.V. Vishwanathan’s special bench will hear the case.

Who among the petitioners

Many petitioners have challenged this Act. These include Maharaja Kumari Krishna Priya, daughter of the Kashi royal family, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, former MP Chintamani Malviya, retired army officer Anil Kabotra, advocates Chandra Shekhar and Rudra Vikram Singh, Varanasi resident Swami Jeetendranand Saraswati, Mathura resident religious guru Devkinandan Thakur and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay. Are included.

Which issues are mentioned in the petition

The petitioners argue that the Act violates the rights of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs. They say the Act prevents them from reclaiming their ‘places of worship and pilgrimage’ which were destroyed by the invaders. They also argue that the Act violates the principles of secularism and rule of law. They claim that this Act deprives them of their right to go to court and take judicial action. Additionally, the Act also deprives them of the right to manage, maintain and administer their own places of worship and pilgrimage sites.

Jamiat, Muslim Personal Law Board also approached SC

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has also filed a petition in the Supreme Court. In this petition, the petition filed by Hindu petitioners has been challenged. Jamiat says that hearing the petitions against the Act will trigger a series of cases against countless mosques across India. India Muslim Personal Law Board has also moved the Supreme Court. The board has opposed petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of the 1991 law.

Regarding which issues did the case reach the Supreme Court?

The Committee of Management Anjuman Intejamia Masjid, which manages the mosque in the Gyanvapi complex, has also filed an intervention application in the matter. In this, a demand has been made to dismiss the petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act. A petition challenging the Act said that the Act does not cover the birthplace of Lord Ram, but covers the birthplace of Lord Krishna. Both are incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the creator and are equally worshiped all over the world.