Tarun Verma, Student of 2nd Year B.A.LL.B at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (Punjab)
ABSTRACT
The Constitution of India guarantees the fundamental rights to the citizen, one of which is right to religion. The Constitution though guarantees these rights, there are restrictions associated with these rights. The restriction is that while exercising these rights, the exercise of the rights is subjected to public order, morality and health. Gyanvapi issue—that the five Hindu women filing petition, seeking for the permission to offer prayer in the mosque—which erupted may disrupts the public order in the Varanasi. Seeing this Places of Worship Act, 1991 comes into picture; this Act bars the conversion of any religious building. The Act also seems to be helping in the progressive realization of the rights (Non-Retrogression). Sociological impact of these type of situation in the country, taking the rise after the judgment of Ramjanambhoomi, may put a seed of fear to their religion in the mind of the minority community, which may result into the danger to the social fabric.
Keywords: Places of Worship Act, Non-Retrogression, Sociological impact.
