The Supreme Court of India, under the leadership of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, began hearing a critical batch of petitions on December 12, 2023. These petitions challenge the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, a legislation that froze the status of places of worship as they existed on August 15, … Continue reading The Places of Worship Act, 1991: A Test of Secular India’s Resolve