Challenge To Places Of Worship Act : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

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12 Dec 2024 1:18 PM IST

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A Special Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear at 3.30 PM today a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

The Act prohibits the conversion of the religious character of places of worship from what they were as on August 15, 1947.

The lead petition (Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India) was filed in 2020, in which the Court issued notice to the Union Government in March 2021. Later, few other similar petitions were filed challenging the statute.

The Union Government is yet to file its counter-affidavit in the matter, despite several extensions given by the Court. The Act became an focal point of public discussion recently in view of the violent events which followed the survey of the Sambhal Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh.

Follow this page for live updates from the hearing.

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12 Dec 2024 3:47 PM IST
CJI: Most of these are legal issues. We want Union's position to be brought on record. Factually, there isn't too much.
Order: Union will upload copy of counter on such account from which copy can be downloaded
12 Dec 2024 3:44 PM IST
Order: Copies to be served to petitions who may file rejoinder after 4 weeks...copy of counter will be uploaded on google drive...
12 Dec 2024 3:43 PM IST
SG: We have prepared a common email ID...everything can be uploaded there
Order: Appl for impleadment allowed. (In writ petitions) Union to file counter in 4 weeks from today.
12 Dec 2024 3:42 PM IST
CJI: On the fresh suits, we have got no difficulty. We are passing that order
Hansaria: There are some addl questions, your Lordships may note
CJI: Send them to us
12 Dec 2024 3:40 PM IST
J Viswanathan: Civil courts can't run a race with the Supreme Court. That is why there has to be a stay. You have a judgment of 5 judges...
12 Dec 2024 3:40 PM IST
J Viswanathan: Mr SG, plea challenges constitutionality of the Act...there is a larger question...one of the arguments you have to meet...S.3 one view is it is only an effective reiteration of already embedded constitutional principles
12 Dec 2024 3:38 PM IST
CJI: There is also a writ petition saying the Act should be enforced...how many suits pending in all?
Counsels: 18 suits pending wrt 10 places
Sr Adv Singhvi: There should be quietus in the meantime. Interim order required in pending suits
12 Dec 2024 3:37 PM IST
CJI: We are seized of Mathura...hearing arguments on O7R11...
Counsels: Gyanvapi also...
Sr Adv Hansaria: Today all that is listed are pleas challenging constitutionality
12 Dec 2024 3:36 PM IST
SG: So far as intra party suits are concerned, can third party come and seek stay?
CJI: We are not closing anybody. Everybody has right to address. 2 suits we are seized of...
12 Dec 2024 3:35 PM IST
CJI (clarifies): Further suits can be filed, but they won't be registered
Sr Counsel: Surveys have to be stopped in suits already filed
CJI: 2 suits I am aware of (Mathura and...) How many such suits are there?
Sr Counsel: 10 sites are there.

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CJI: Most of these are legal issues. We want Union's position to be brought on record. Factually, there isn't too much. Order: Union will upload copy of counter on such account from which copy can be downloaded

Order: Copies to be served to petitions who may file rejoinder after 4 weeks...copy of counter will be uploaded on google drive...

SG: We have prepared a common email ID...everything can be uploaded there Order: Appl for impleadment allowed. (In writ petitions) Union to file counter in 4 weeks from today.

CJI: On the fresh suits, we have got no difficulty. We are passing that order Hansaria: There are some addl questions, your Lordships may note CJI: Send them to us

J Viswanathan: Civil courts can't run a race with the Supreme Court. That is why there has to be a stay. You have a judgment of 5 judges...

J Viswanathan: Mr SG, plea challenges constitutionality of the Act...there is a larger question...one of the arguments you have to meet...S.3 one view is it is only an effective reiteration of already embedded constitutional principles

CJI: There is also a writ petition saying the Act should be enforced...how many suits pending in all? Counsels: 18 suits pending wrt 10 places Sr Adv Singhvi: There should be quietus in the meantime. Interim order required in pending suits

CJI: We are seized of Mathura...hearing arguments on O7R11... Counsels: Gyanvapi also... Sr Adv Hansaria: Today all that is listed are pleas challenging constitutionality

SG: So far as intra party suits are concerned, can third party come and seek stay? CJI: We are not closing anybody. Everybody has right to address. 2 suits we are seized of...

CJI (clarifies): Further suits can be filed, but they won't be registered Sr Counsel: Surveys have to be stopped in suits already filed CJI: 2 suits I am aware of (Mathura and...) How many such suits are there? Sr Counsel: 10 sites are there.

CJI: Most of these are legal issues. We want Union's position to be brought on record. Factually, there isn't too much.
Order: Union will upload copy of counter on such account from which copy can be downloaded

SG: We have prepared a common email ID...everything can be uploaded there
Order: Appl for impleadment allowed. (In writ petitions) Union to file counter in 4 weeks from today.

CJI: On the fresh suits, we have got no difficulty. We are passing that order
Hansaria: There are some addl questions, your Lordships may note
CJI: Send them to us

CJI: There is also a writ petition saying the Act should be enforced...how many suits pending in all?
Counsels: 18 suits pending wrt 10 places
Sr Adv Singhvi: There should be quietus in the meantime. Interim order required in pending suits

CJI: We are seized of Mathura...hearing arguments on O7R11...
Counsels: Gyanvapi also...
Sr Adv Hansaria: Today all that is listed are pleas challenging constitutionality

SG: So far as intra party suits are concerned, can third party come and seek stay?
CJI: We are not closing anybody. Everybody has right to address. 2 suits we are seized of...

CJI (clarifies): Further suits can be filed, but they won't be registered
Sr Counsel: Surveys have to be stopped in suits already filed
CJI: 2 suits I am aware of (Mathura and...) How many such suits are there?
Sr Counsel: 10 sites are there.