Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991?

A. The Act mandates that the character of all religious places of worship should be maintained as it was on August 15, 1947.

B. This effectively barred courts from entertaining cases which raise disputes over places of worship that existed as of August 15, 1947.

C. Both A & B

D. None of these

Explanation:

The CPI(M) Polit Bureau called the Supreme Court notice to the government seeking a response on the PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991, “unfortunate”. The Act mandates that the character of all religious places of worship should be maintained as it was on August 15, 1947, and no suit or proceedings shall lie in a court of law with respect to the character of places of worship. This effectively barred courts from entertaining cases which raise disputes over places of worship that existed as of August 15, 1947.