'Enough is enough': SC on surge of pleas over Places of Worship Act

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Senior advocate Vikas Singh, representing the petitioners, highlighted that a response from the Centre on the matter was still pending.

There has to be an end to this,” CJI Khanna remarked, making it clear that the top court would not entertain any new petitions on the matter.

Several Hindu groups have challenged the law, arguing that it bars judicial remedies for reclaiming religious sites allegedly converted in the past.

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Topics: AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi plea Places of Worship Act 1991 Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti intervention Samajwadi Party petition Hindu groups religious site claims Supreme Court religious site verdict Supreme Court hearing religious sites Shahi Idgah Masjid case Ayodhya dispute exception Places of Worship Act petitions Gyanvapi Mosque dispute Religious site legal battle India Congress Places of Worship Act Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna remarks SC defers Places of Worship Act case

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Published On: 2025-02-17 @ 16:21:37 (6 days ago)

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