Qutub Minar: Is Right to Worship A Fundamental Right? Delhi Court Asks
By Ritika Jain A Delhi Court on Tuesday asked whether the right to worship is a statutory or constitutional right while hearing pleas surrounding the Qutub Minar controversy. The court further observed that it was important to ascertain the "character" of the Qutub Minar as it fixed June 9 for orders. The Archaeological Survey of India pointed out that the Qutub Minar was a monument without worship and as such it should continue like that; however, the Hindu devotees argued that a temple pre-existed a mosque in the complex. The court observed that if such was a situation where it was fact vers...