The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, is the Parliament of India's own statute freezing the religious character of places of worship as they stood on 15 August 1947, enacted to prevent further disputes of the kind that had arisen over the Ayodhya site. As the primary legal text, it is fully authoritative for what the statute itself says and its stated exemptions. It is not an independent account of how the law has actually been applied, challenged or interpreted by courts since, which is a live and contested legal question needing separate legal-commentary or news sourcing.
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The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, is the Parliament of India's own enacted statute, treated at the top tier as direct legal text for what the law requires. NotesThe Parliament of India's own statute concerning the religious character of places of worship, the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act (1991); the legislative text itself, not a scholarly or historical account of any place of worship dispute.
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AuthorParliament of India
Publication Year1991
Source Typelegal
Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)
This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Religious Legal Instruments, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Sacred Sites, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
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12Religious Legal Instruments
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2Religious Legal Instruments
General References
2Religious Legal Instruments
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