Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act,1991

The Supreme Court asked the Centre to respond to a plea challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

About Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991:

The Act was passed in 1991.
It seeks to maintain the “religious character” of places of worship as it was in 1947.
The Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute was exempted from the Act.

Key Provisions:

It says that no person shall convert any place of worship of any religious denomination into one of a different denomination or section.
All cases for converting the character of a place of worship that were pending on August 15, 1947 will stand abated with the enforcement of this act.
However, legal proceedings can be initiated if the change of status of religious character took place after the cut-off date of August 15, 1947.
It prescribes 3-year imprisonment and a fine for breach of the provisions of the act.

Exemptions:

It says that the Act shall not be applied to the Ram Janma Bhumi Babri Masjid's dispute.
Act also exempts:
- Any place of worship, is an ancient and historical monument or an archaeological site.
- It must be covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958

Source: TH

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