The Supreme Court of India on Thursday refused to revisit its 1994 ruling that the state can acquire land where a mosque has been built.
In the Ismail Farooqui judgement, the court had ruled then that namaz or prayers can be offered anywhere and a mosque is not essential. The Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said that the case will not be referred to a larger bench.
In 1994, the Supreme Court said that namaz could be offered anywhere and that a mosque was not necessary for this.The bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will decide whether in which it was said that mosque is not integral part of Islam will go to a larger Constitution bench or not. It could also be one of the last verdicts that Chief Justice Misra deliver, before he retires.
Earlier during the day, Supreme Court ruled that Adultery is not a criminal offence.
A five-judge Constitution bench, including the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is pronouncing its judgment on the validity of section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises adultery, on Thursday, here is a primer on the issues at stake.
