THE PLACES OF WORSHIP (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1991 AND GYANVAPI MASJID CONTROVERSY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BHAGWAN ADI VISHWESHWAR VIRAJMAN CASE

Authors

  • Dr Neelam Batra Neelam Batra Panjab University
  • Priyanka

Abstract

The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 had been enacted in 1991 with the intent to foreclose all kinds of claims and reclamation by one community over places of worship of other community. But in spite of its enactment, the courts in present are overstepping the provisions of the 1991 Act and entertaining petitions related to conversion of religious places. One such petition is filed in the name of Bhagwan Adi Vishweshwar Virajman currently pending before the civil court in Varanasi, which demands for removal of Gyanvapi Masjid. The civil court in its order dated 17th November 2022 rejected the objection of Anjuman Intezamiya Management Committee under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and held the suit maintainable. This article analyses the maintainability of the suit in view of the provisions of the 1991 Act.

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Published

2023-07-24

How to Cite

Neelam Batra, D. N. B., & Priyanka. (2023). THE PLACES OF WORSHIP (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1991 AND GYANVAPI MASJID CONTROVERSY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BHAGWAN ADI VISHWESHWAR VIRAJMAN CASE. Panjab University Law Review, 61(2), 89–101. Retrieved from https://pulr.puchd.ac.in/index.php/pulr/article/view/31

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 2 (2022): Panjab University Law Review

Section

Articles