Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

Question 1

What’s the act?

Answer 1

Act prohibits the conversion of religious places of worship as it existed at the time of Independence.

Mhnje 1947 la goshti jashya hotya tashya rahilya pahijet,religiously.

Question 2

Purpose

Answer 2

• bans the conversion of a place into a place of worship of a different religious denomination or of a different segment of the same religious denomination.
• imposes a positive obligation on the State to maintain the religious character of every place of worship as it existed at the time of Independence.
• It declares that all suits, appeals or any other proceedings regarding converting the character of a place of worship, which are pending before any court or authority on August 15, 1947, will abate as soon as the law comes into force. No further legal proceedings can be instituted.

Question 3

Exemption

Answer 3

• The disputed site at Ayodhya is exempted from the Act. Due to this exemption, the trial in the Ayodhya case proceeded even after the enforcement of this law.
• any place of worship which is an ancient and historical monument or an archaeological site,covered by 1958 act.

Question 4

Context

Answer 4

Ata ashi case keliye ki babri masjid la exemption karun act muslim lokanbaddal impartially vagtay.

Question 5

Update

Answer 5

Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque premises. mule ha law parat news madhe ahe.