Enough Is Enough”: Supreme Court Refuses New Pleas In Places Of Worship Case

New Delhi:

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has expressed his displeasure over piles of new petitions filed in the matter involving the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which stops a lawsuit from being filed to reclaim a place of worship or change its character. “Enough is enough. There has to be an end to this,” he remarked during a hearing this morning and asserted that the Supreme Court will not hear any new petition in this matter.

The court, however, has allowed the filing of an intervention petition with additional grounds though it refused to issue notice on the new petitions filed so far.

The Supreme Court’s tough remarks came as it continued hearing petitions on the validity of the Places of Worship Act, which assumes significance in view of the legal efforts to reclaim demolished Hindu temples.