The Bombay High Court on Thursday told Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote, associated with the Samast Hindu Aghadi, that building a Haj house is a "secular activity, not religious". The court told Ekbote, "You must differentiate between indulgence of the state in religious activity and secular activity. Ekbote's lawyer, Kapil Rathod, told the court that there had been a "change in …
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various private tour operators seeking exemption from the Goods and Services Tax for the Haj and Umrah services offered by them to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia.A bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar, A. S. Oka and C. T. Ravikumar pronounced the judgment. The Supreme Court on Thursday …
