'Act Of High Religious Worship' : Madras High Court Allows Ritual Of Devotee Rolling Over Plaintain Leaves On Which Food Was Eaten By Others
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'Act Of High Religious Worship' : Madras High Court Allows Ritual Of Devotee Rolling Over Plaintain Leaves On Which Food Was Eaten By Others

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The Madras High Court recently observed that if the right to privacy includes one's sexual and gender orientation, it would also include one's spiritual orientation and thus allow a person to perform such religious practices as one deemed fit. “It is not open to the court to challenge the belief entertained by the petitioner as regards the spiritual efficacy of the practice….Performing angapradakshinam on banana leaves after the guests have eaten is an act of high religious worship by Sri Sadasiva Brahmendral's devotees. Looking into the earlier judicial pronouncements regarding religious practices, the court said that the petitioner had a guaranteed fundamental right under Article 25 of the Constitution to carry out the religious vow undertaken by him when he believed that such an act would confer a spiritual benefit on him. The court also added that the right to move freely throughout the country envisaged under Article 19 of the Constitution was not confined to walking or vehicular transportation but would also include angapradakshinam.

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Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Allowing Ritual Of Devotees Rolling Over Plantain Leaves On Which Food Was Eaten By Others
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Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Allowing Ritual Of Devotees Rolling Over Plantain Leaves On Which Food Was Eaten By Others

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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