The Congress party Today(16th Jan) has petitioned the Supreme Court to defend the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, amid challenges questioning its constitutional validity by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The Act aims to preserve the religious status of places of worship as of August 15, 1947, promoting India’s secular fabric.
The Supreme Court Today (August 12th) rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) petition highlighting the delays by High Courts in deciding election petitions. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the fault is not with High Courts since they are overburdened with work and there is shortage of judges.
