This was in response to petitions filed by BJP supporter and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, which cited the precedent formed by the apex court's 2002 decision in the TMA Pai case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted two more weeks to the Centre to respond to a batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991, that prohibits 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.
There is a thriving ecosystem of scripted videos depicting child-lifting which may be helping to fuel rumours against targeted groups like sants, faqirs, transgender persons and burqa-clad women.
The Supreme Court on Friday posted for hearing, before a three-judge bench, the pleas challenging the Constitutional validity of certain sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991.