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Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 UPSC NOTE

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  Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance...

 


Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

  • An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Penalty:

  • Section 6 of the Act prescribes a punishment of a maximum of three years imprisonment along with a fine for contravening the provisions of the Act.

Provisions of the Act

  • Section 3: This bars the conversion, in full or part, of a place of worship of any religious denomination into a place of worship of a different religious denomination or even a different segment of the same religious denomination.

  • Section 4(1): It declares that the religious character of a place of worship “shall continue to be the same as it existed” on 15th August 1947.

  • Section 4(2): It says any suit or legal proceeding with respect to the conversion of the religious character of any place of worship existing on 15th August, 1947, pending before any court, shall abate and no fresh suit or legal proceedings shall be instituted.

  • The proviso to this subsection saves suits, appeals, and legal proceedings that are pending on the date of commencement of the Act if they pertain to the conversion of the religious character of a place of worship after the cut-off date.

  • Section 5: It stipulates that the Act shall not apply to the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, and to any suit, appeal, or proceeding relating to it.

    • As the disputed mosque at Ayodhya was under legal scrutiny at that time, the law exempted the structure.

Other exemptions:

  • Any place of worship which is an ancient and historical monument, or an archaeological site covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.

  • A suit that has been finally settled or disposed of.

  • Any dispute that has been settled by the parties or conversion of any place that took place by acquiescence before the Act commenced.

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