SC Says Laws Regulating Minority Institutions Don't Breach Secularism, But It's a Complex Case
5 months, 1 week ago

SC Says Laws Regulating Minority Institutions Don't Breach Secularism, But It's a Complex Case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has ruled that laws regulating institutions run by religious or linguistic minorities, for that very reason alone, cannot be accused of breaching secularism. The court observed that a law per se regulating an institution belonging to a particular community does not ipso facto [by the fact itself] offend the principle of secularism.

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State Should Leave Religious Institutions To Solve Their Problems On Their Own: Karnataka High Court Removes Administrator For Mutt
1 year, 10 months ago

State Should Leave Religious Institutions To Solve Their Problems On Their Own: Karnataka High Court Removes Administrator For Mutt

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a Government Order which appointed an Administrator to run the affairs of Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Bruhan Mutt at Chitradurga. As of necessity, it should leave religious institutions to solve their problems on their own by appropriate measures, such as community mediation/conciliation or judicial process, of course subject to all just exceptions,” it said. It …

SC to Examine if Administration of Educational Institution by Minority Community Will Give it Special Status
2 years, 5 months ago

SC to Examine if Administration of Educational Institution by Minority Community Will Give it Special Status

News 18  

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether an educational institution administered by members of a minority community would result in it being conferred the status of a minority institution. The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Mahayana Theravada Vajrayana Buddhist Religious and Charitable Trust challenging the Allahabad High Court order which observed that mere administration of an …

SC to examine if educational institution run by minorities will get special status
2 years, 5 months ago

SC to examine if educational institution run by minorities will get special status

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether an educational institution administered by members of a minority community would result in it being conferred the status of a minority institution. The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Mahayana Theravada Vajrayana Buddhist Religious and Charitable Trust challenging the Allahabad High Court order which observed that mere administration …

Hijab case | Positive secularism is allowed, student tells Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Hijab case | Positive secularism is allowed, student tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

India believes in 'positive secularism' based on tolerance of all religious faiths and not 'negative secularism' followed in countries like France which holds that display of religion in public is offensive, Aishat Shifa, a student from Karnataka who has challenged the ban on wearing hijab to school, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Mr. Kamat referred to a South African …

Hijab Case : Can Religious Clothing Be Worn In A Govt Institution In A Secular Country? Supreme Court Asks During Hearing [Day 1]
2 years, 6 months ago

Hijab Case : Can Religious Clothing Be Worn In A Govt Institution In A Secular Country? Supreme Court Asks During Hearing [Day 1]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, heard a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State.The matter was heard by the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia. The Supreme Court, on Monday, heard a batch of petitions challenging the …

The unique goals and challenges of Indian secularism
5 years, 2 months ago

The unique goals and challenges of Indian secularism

Hindustan Times  

Dr Jaime Torres Bodet Director General of UNESCO Jawaharlal Nehru and Abul Kalam Azad arriving at Parliament House for the session of the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO. Most commonly, “Indian secularism” is understood to mean something like the equal treatment of all religions. However, virtually all commentators agree that India is secular—which seems unarguable given the word’s …

Secularism Is Against The Idea Of Exclusivism Of One Religion Over Others : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 2 months ago

Secularism Is Against The Idea Of Exclusivism Of One Religion Over Others : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a notable judgment, the High Court of Kerala has ruled that a private school requiring Government's recognition has no freedom to impart religious instructions of a particular religion in exclusion of other religions. State cannot provide sectarian religious choices in a multi religious society Highlighting the power of the State to regulate matters of public education to preserve secular …

Watch: Is the Indian state really secular? No, according to this Supreme Court advocate
6 years, 5 months ago

Watch: Is the Indian state really secular? No, according to this Supreme Court advocate

Op India  

UpWord, a not-for-profit knowledge platform co-founded by Ashish Dhar and Ajaey Sharma, produces well-researched content in the form of short videos. It published a new video on YouTube today, featuring Supreme Court advocate Kanu Agarwal elucidating the manner in which certain articles of the Constitution discriminate against the majority faith in the country. In the video, Mr Agarwal asks the …

What the courts miss in the Constitution
8 years, 1 month ago

What the courts miss in the Constitution

The Hindu  

Indian secularism continues to be misunderstood. Citing S. Radhakrishnan and several court judgments, Justice Thakur then expounds the meaning of secularism: a secular state must not identify with any one religion or be controlled by it. In short, a state is secular if religion and state power are ‘kept apart’, strictly separated from each other and when this separation is …

Supreme Court should clarify the Principles of Secularism ; Vice President Hamid Ansari [Video and Text]
8 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court should clarify the Principles of Secularism ; Vice President Hamid Ansari [Video and Text]

Live Law  

Is it therefore bold to expect that the Supreme Court may consider, in its wisdom, to clarify the contours within which the principles of secularism and composite culture should operate with a view to strengthen their functional modality and remove ambiguities that have crept in?, He askedThe Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has underlined the centrality of the judiciary …

Supreme Court should clarify the Principles of Secularism ; Vice President Hamid Ansari [Video and Text]
8 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court should clarify the Principles of Secularism ; Vice President Hamid Ansari [Video and Text]

Live Law  

Is it therefore bold to expect that the Supreme Court may consider, in its wisdom, to clarify the contours within which the principles of secularism and composite culture should operate with a view to strengthen their functional modality and remove ambiguities that have crept in?, He askedThe Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has underlined the centrality of the judiciary …

Why India is not a secular state
9 years, 3 months ago

Why India is not a secular state

Op India  

The 42nd amendment to the Constitution of India inserted the word “secular” into the preamble thus making India a “secular” Republic. Here is why I assert that the Indian state is NOT secular : Different laws for Hindus, Muslims and Christians In a truly secular country, all citizens irrespective of religion would be covered by a single set of laws. …

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