The Supreme Court of India directed trial courts nationwide to refrain from passing any effective orders or conducting surveys concerning existing religious structures in cases disputing their religious character. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan passed the interim direction while hearing a batch of petitions challenging provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991.
The Supreme Court today (21st October) stayed the Uttar Pradesh government’s directive to shift students from unrecognized madrasas to government schools, following a challenge from Jamiat Ulama Hind. The Court also halted actions stemming from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ communication regarding admissions, pending further examination of related petitions.
