Madras HC: No explicit dance or vulgar dialogues allowed during Temple Festivals
7 years, 10 months ago

Madras HC: No explicit dance or vulgar dialogues allowed during Temple Festivals

India TV News  

All songs and dances are allowed during temple festivals but all performances must be shorn of obscenity, vulgarity and political overtones, says the Madras High Court. Directing the police to allow the events to be held between six pm to 11 pm, the judge said, "there should not be any kind of obscene dance or vulgar dialogues during the performance by any one of the participants." "No dance or songs, touching upon any political party, religion, community, or caste shall be played." Further he adds on, "No flex boards in support of any political party or communal leader shall be erected at the premises of the event.

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Non-Devotional Songs Should Not Be Played Inside Temple Precincts : Madras High Court In Plea Against Singing Of Movie Songs
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Non-Devotional Songs Should Not Be Played Inside Temple Precincts : Madras High Court In Plea Against Singing Of Movie Songs

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has asked various Temple authorities to ensure that only devotional songs are played by the orchestra that it may engage during any temple festival. The court observed that orchestra arranged by the temple should ensure that only devotional songs are played inside the temple and should avoid playing non-devotional songs. The court was hearing a plea …

Permission For Temple's Festival Can't Be Denied On Grounds Of Model Code Of Conduct: Madras High Court
10 months, 1 week ago

Permission For Temple's Festival Can't Be Denied On Grounds Of Model Code Of Conduct: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently noted that the authorities could not deny permission to conduct a temple festival on the grounds of the existence of a Model Code of Conduct. Justice K Kumaresh Babu was hearing a plea challenging the rejection of permission and to grant permission to conduct a music and dance program at night during the temple festival. …

'If Temples Are Going To Perpetuate Violence, It Would Be Better To Close Down Those Temples': Madras High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

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Live Law  

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Madras HC allows Hindu outfit meet in Tamil Nadu after police denied permission as they might comment against ‘other religion’, public parade still disallowed
2 years, 1 month ago

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Op India  

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Age-old religious customs cannot be stopped casually: Madras HC
6 years, 11 months ago

Age-old religious customs cannot be stopped casually: Madras HC

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court has held that centuries-old religious customs and practises cannot be stopped by government machinery by citing administrative inconvenience or anticipated trouble, unless such events become unlawful in present times. The court was disposing a petition by an executive trustee of Sri Kamatchi Amman temple in Cuddalore district, assailing an order of the local police refusing permission …

Madras High Court bans obscene dances during Dussehra festival, public upbeat
7 years, 6 months ago

Madras High Court bans obscene dances during Dussehra festival, public upbeat

New Indian Express  

When court rescued Aadal, Paadal ■ A vacation judge of the Madras High Court had in May this year permitted the organisers of Chithirai festivals in temples to conduct ‘Aadal, Paadal’ programmes, subject to certain conditions ■ The High Court said double meaning songs should not be played during the festivals, which could spoil the minds of the youth and …

Madras HC Regrets Passing Orders That Helped ‘Vulgar’ Dance Adal Padal Organisers [Read Order]
8 years, 3 months ago

Madras HC Regrets Passing Orders That Helped ‘Vulgar’ Dance Adal Padal Organisers [Read Order]

Live Law  

Dismissing petitions seeking permission to conduct Adal Padal, a vulgar and obscene dance programme conducted during temple festivals in the state, Justice PN Prakash of Madras High Court judge has expressed his ‘anguish’ and ‘regret’ for passing some orders in the past, which helped some groups to coerce police to give permission to such programs.The judge said that he had …

Stop songs and dances sans rituals during festivals in public places, says Bombay HC
9 years, 4 months ago

Stop songs and dances sans rituals during festivals in public places, says Bombay HC

India TV News  

Mumbai: Songs and dances instead of rituals during festivals in public places should be stopped, the Bombay High Court said today while refusing permission to a cultural organisation to hold Chhat Puja on suburban Juhu beach. The organisation 'Mann Ranglo' approached the HC after the Collector refused permission to it to hold Chhat Puja on Juhu beach on the ground …

Madras HC refuses to allow cultural dance programmes in temple fests
11 years ago

Madras HC refuses to allow cultural dance programmes in temple fests

India TV News  

Chennai: Madras High Court yesterday refused to allow cultural dance programmes in temple festivals, saying it was a recent creation and not borne out by any tradition or culture. 'Such a requirement to conduct dance festivals in temples is a recent creation and not borne out by any tradition or culture,' Justice B Rajendran said, dismissing petitions filed by members …

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