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Plea against Places of Worship Act
Why is it in news?
- The Supreme Court asked the government to respond to a plea challenging a special law 'Places of Worship Act 1991' enacted by the then government.
Details:
- The Places of Worship Act declared that the character of places of worship-pilgrimage shall be maintained as it was on August 15, 1947
- Plea claimed that the provisions of the Act are arbitrary, irrational and retrospective.
- It says the cut-off date bars Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs from approaching courts to “re-claim” their places of worship.
Source: The Hindu.