MAHANT JAWALA SINGH CHELA OF MAHANT BISHAN SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVEversusTHE SHIROMANI GURDWARA PRABHANDHAK COMMITIEE, AMRITSAR
2011 INSC 3912 January 2011Appeal(s) allowed
Fifty‑three Sikh worshippers petitioned under Section 7(1) of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 to have Gurdwara Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Jalal, Bhatinda declared a Sikh Gurdwara. The appellant, Mahant Jawala Singh, filed a petition under Section 8 claiming the institution was a Nirmala Dera, not established for Sikh public…
M SIDDIQ (D) THR LRSversusV. MAHANT SURESH DAS & ORS
2019 INSC 12319 November 2019Disposed off
The instant appeals arose from five suits between 1950 and 1989 over a 1500 sq yard land in Ayodhya, claimed by Hindus as the birthplace of Lord Ram (Ram Janmabhumi) and by Muslims as the site of the Babri Masjid. The Allahabad High Court had directed a three-way partition of the disputed site, which the Supreme Court …
AMISH DEVGANversusUNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
2020 INSC 6827 December 2020Disposed off
The petitioner, journalist Amish Devgan, hosted a televised debate on the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act and described the Sufi saint Pir Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti as an invader, terrorist and robber, leading to seven FIRs in different states under Sections 295A, 153A and 505(2) of the IPC. He sought quashin…
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT ANJUMAN INTEZAMIA MASAJID, VARANASIversusRAKHI SINGH AND OTHERS
2023 INSC 7024 August 2023Disposed off
The petitioners, the Committee of Management Anjuman Intezamia Masajid, sought a declaration that they could perform Hindu rituals at the Gyanvapi Mosque and moved to dismiss the suit under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The trial court, exercising discretion under Order 26 Rule 10A of the Code o…
