Selective Interference Of The Judiciary In Hindu Festivals & Rituals | C Surendranath | Thessalonica
489In theory, the Courts can ban lighting agarbattis, performing havan and ringing bells for pujas. How is this possible? This is because the Courts have been delivering judgements, each of which have been ever more restrictive in terms of what is allowed.
We trace the origins in the Shirur Mutt case, through the Venkataramana Devaru case the Ajmer Durgah case to the Sabarimala case. The doctrine of essential practice is analyzed against the concept of religious denominations.
About Speaker: -
Surendranath is an independent researcher on topics concerning Hindu history, philosophy and society. He has studied the ancient Dharmashastras, Kautilya amd the Itihasas to understand traditional Hindu polity. He works on uncovering patterns in the behaviour and reaction of civil society to different situations. He also tries to apply the principles of Indian statecraft to understand and analyze Indian polity of today.
Suren is a Software Engineer by profession and lives in Chennai.
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