Can Governments ‘take over’ Administration of Hindu Religious Institutions? – VI
In the first five parts of the current series, I had discussed in some detail the fundamental rights of Hindu religious institutions under the Constitution and the State’s ability to limit them. In the last two More...
Sabarimala Temple: Is The Travancore Devaswom Board Expected To Defy A Constitutional Court’s Directions? – V
[contextly_sidebar id=”RtsNgya2Sg9SFGP6H60tfe2ZuNA1FAJ4″] In my last article as part of this series, I had discussed in some detail the constitutional validity of the position of the Travancore Devaswom More...
Casteism, Misogyny and Rights of Hindu Religious Institutions- IV
[contextly_sidebar id=”dDHkh59DFFc42zA1Bz0o5tar0I02TTDz”] Sample these opening lines of a news report in The Hindu on the ongoing hearings before the Supreme Court on the issue of entry of women into More...
Supreme Court’s Verdict on Appointment of Archakas to Hindu Temples- III
[contextly_sidebar id=”ytxap5UN2lLb9k09tNqyYgcdwzCsCozw”] In the first two parts of this series, I had examined the question of whether the rights of religious institutions under Article 26 of the Constitution More...
Can the State Interfere with the Rights of Hindu Religious Institutions?–Part II
[contextly_sidebar id=”Arv9fyYqRfpXZLnMxlpolxbbyQZuQXpT”] Non-Statutory Warning – This piece undertakes a fair bit of legal analysis, which is indispensable given the nature of the discussion. More...
Do Hindu Religious Institutions Have Rights? – I
Over the years, one has heard a vast cross-section of Hindus express concern over the seemingly unfettered authority exercised by governments over Hindu religious institutions, in particular temples and their property. These More...