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Jan 9 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
#SupremeCourt to hear petitions challenging Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act.

The 1991 Act mandates that character of all religious places of worship should be maintained as it was on August 15, 1947 and no suit or proceeding shall in this regard.

#SupremeCourtofIndia
CJI DY Chandrachud: where is the counter Mr Solicitor?

SG Tushar Mehta: please fix the hearing. we will file before that

CJI: File it before February end. #placesofworshipact
Sr Adv Kapil Sibal: this is an act and a legislation and you cannot have a PIL in this which challenges this law and the judgment of this court which has taken a view and how can the verdict be reviewed. This is not a dispute regarding a structure..#placesofworshipact
CJI: Mr Sibal raises some preliminary objections regarding maintainability and we will hear it when we commence hearing

#placesofworshipact
Adv Vrinda Grover: there are dipsutes regarding Gyanvapi or Idgah mosque and is in direct breach of this act. centre is not taking a stand and all kinds of litigation is taking place. we can frame issues only after union submits a reply

#placesofworshipact
Sr Adv Vibha Dutt Makhija: Issues were framed but there is no comprehensive one since there are multiple parties. #placesofworshipact
Hearing ends #placesofworshipact

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