New Delhi, July 14 (UNI) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has moved the Supreme Court, seeking impleadment in petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
In a statement issued here, AIMPLB General Secretary Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani said, "The board has sought impleadment in two Public Interest Litigations (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991."
It submitted that the assailed petitions relate to unsettling of a law, which the Apex Court has declared as 'the commitment of India to the equality of all religions'. It further stated that the Act 'is an affirmation of the solemn duty, which was cast upon the state to preserve and protect the equality of all faiths as an essential constitutional value, a norm which has the status of being a basic feature of the Constitution'.