Hearing On Places Of Worship Act Adjourned To April: CJI Khanna
Delhi/Hyderabad, Feb 17 (Maxim News): Keeping in view that the Centre retain a stoic silence through not filing a counter-affidavit putting on record its response to a challenge to the validity of the Places of Worship Act (Special provisions) Act of 1991, a law that protects the identity and character of religious sites since Independence Day, even as petitioners and intervenors pellet the court with multifarious viewpoints and legal questions.
The case has been pending for over four years. Eight orders of the apex court, spanning from October 2022 to December 2024, variously record the court either granting the government time to file an affidavit or the government promising the court that it was preparing a “comprehensive” one.
The case, which was due to be heard on February 17, was adjourned to the week commencing the first of April by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv khanna.
During the short hearing on Monday (February 17, 2025), the court complained about the flood of petitions being filed in the case. it dismissed writ petitions in which notice has still not been issued by the court, giving petitioners liberty to file applications. The Chief justice said the court would entertain applications which raised new legal grounds.
A galaxy of lawyers like senior advocates Kapil Sibal, AM Singhvi, Dushyant Dave, P.Wilson, Raju Ramachandran, Vikas Singh, advocates kaleeswaram Raj, Ejaz maqbool, Nizam pasha among others appeared for the various parties and intervenors which include minority organisations, political parties and eminent individuals. The Centre is represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehtra and Advocate Kanu Agrawal. (Maxim News)
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