The Supreme Court is reviewing the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, following petitions from various parties, including BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and the DMK. The Act preserves the status of religious sites as of August 15, 1947, and the Court has restricted new lawsuits related to it.
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The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a Gujarat law regulating property transfers in disturbed areas, dismissing a petition against a Gujarat High Court ruling. Justices stated that laws carry a presumption of constitutionality and interim orders shouldn’t suspend legal provisions. The court advised petitioners to seek an early hearing in the high court.