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From Babri to Sambhal
The top court’s approach to place of worship cases may have emboldened right-wing groups to take the judicial route to open a can of worms
2nd Dec 2024
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A temple is consecrated
In the Ram Janmabhoomi litigation, more than a century of faith-based contestation came down to possessory rights in a title suit
21st Jan 2024
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Varanasi District Dismisses Challenges to Gyanvapi Plea
The District Court’s decision to admit Hindu women’s plea to worship at mosque site appears to chip away at the Places of Worship Act
20th Sep 2022
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SC Daily Update: Gyanvapi Mosque Dispute, challenge to the Places of Worship Act, 1991 and Arguments in the Hijab Ban
The Varanasi District Court rejected the argument that the Places of Worship Act disallows any investigation in the places of worship.
12th Sep 2022
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Looking Ahead: The Court in July 2022
The Court is set to hear a slew of important cases in July 2022—will citizens be able to tune in?
2nd Jul 2022
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Monthly Review: May 2022
SC judges begin summer vacation after a month of hearings on religion, administration and freedom of speech.
2nd Jun 2022
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350 Years of the Gyanvapi Dispute: A Timeline
SCO strings together the many legal and historical threads of the ongoing Gyanvapi dispute.
27th May 2022
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Gyanvapi Dispute: The SC’s Divergent Stance on Places of Worship
The SC permitting a survey of Gyanvapi mosque may contradict its views on contested places of worship in the 2019 Ayodhya Judgment.
25th May 2022
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Gyanvapi Mosque: SC Says Shiv Lingam To Be Protected Without Restricting Muslims’ Rights
Justices Chandrachud and Narasimha, both previously involved in the Ayodhya Title Dispute, strive for 'balance' in the Gyanvapi mosque case.
17th May 2022
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Gyanvapi Mosque Dispute
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Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Varanasi v Rakhi Singh
The SC will decide if the Varanasi Civil Court’s Order allowing a videographic survey into the origins of the Gyanvapi Mosque violates the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
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