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SC special bench to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act

The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a batch of petitions on Thursday (today), challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. This Act prohibits the filing of lawsuits to reclaim places of worship or change their character from what existed on August 15, 1947. A special bench consisting of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna…
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Sikhs raise £1.5m to use ex-MoD site for worship

The Sikh community in Surrey has raised £1.5m to transform a former Ministry of Defence (MoD) building into a place of worship. The ex-military base in London Road in Camberley, which went up for auction in November with a guide price of £850,000, is now set to become the county’s very first Gurdwara. Including an army reserve centre and caretaker’s house, the 10,000 sq ft (929 sq m)…
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