Challenge To Places Of Worship Act : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain New Petitions, Allows Intervention In Pending PIL

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain petitions challenging the constitutional validity of various provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, but granted liberty to file intervention application in similar matters pending before it. Appearing before a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and J.B. Pardiwala, on behalf of one of the petitioners,...