Legal Research and Reform for Better India
2.3.4 Section 3: Bare Act provisions: 3. Bar of conversion of places of worship.—No person shall convert any place of worship of any religious denomination or any section thereof into a place of worship of a different section of the same religious denomination or of
2.3.3 Section 2: Bare Act Provisions: 2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “commencement of this Act” means the commencement of this Act on the 11th day of July, 1991; (b) “conversion”, with its grammatical variations, includes alteration or change of whatever
Laws of limitation like the Limitation Act, 1963 in India, prescribe time limits for initiating legal proceedings. Once these limits are crossed, the right to challenge is often lost.
2.3 The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991: After going through all the points discussed in both the houses of Parliament, let us try to understand provisions of the Act which are in force. 2.3.1 Preamble THE PLACES OF WORSHIP (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1991
On the basis of mis-interpretation of the statute, still many communal incidences are happening in country, special in the form of stone-pelting.
The debate emphasized that without this legislation, historical grievances could reignite, leading to communal discord.
The late 1980s and early 1990s saw an increase in communal clashes, fueled by radicalized terrorism from one side and demands for reclaiming or affirming the historical religious identity of various sites from the other.
1.4 Secular Fabric of the Nation: Bharat is so diverse that to govern this state without damaging its unity in diversity, secular laws are required. Hence our Constitution declares State as Secular. To maintain the diversity of the society, we are having many statutory provisions.