THE PLACES OF WORSHIP ACT, 1991: LEGAL CHALLENGES, IMPLICATIONS, AND THE CASE OF SAMBHAL MOSQUE by Ayaan Siddiqui & Tamanna Ali
Author: Ayaan Siddiqui, Student of III Year, VI Semester at St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata Co-Author: Tamanna Ali, Student of III Year, VI Semester at St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata ABSTRACT The Act Places of Worship (Special Provisions) 1991 was enacted to protect the social fabric from fragmentation by stopping conversion of religious sites and as a provision required maintenance of religious character to the religious sites as of August 15, 1947.…