infringe upon the well-being of others. Article 25 distinguishes between religious practices and secular activities associated with religious institutions. The state has the authority ... freedom to manage religious affairs includes the right to determine the essential practices of a religious denomination. The court emphasized that the state should
Rule 3(b), as per
the applicant/intervenor, is not an essential practice protected
under Article 26 of the Constitution ... exclusion of women is not an essential practice as it does not
satisfy the test of essential practice as has been laid down by this
relating to
essential practice and the process by which essential
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practice is to be considered. Whether essential practice
can be decided on a mere ... wrong to say that
(vi) A mosque is not essential to Islam.
(vii) The essential practices doctrine does not
protect places of worship other than
practice is essential or not). What is meant
by „an essential part or practices of a religion‟ is now
the matter for elucidation. Essential part ... scriptural texts to ascertain
the 'essentiality' of religious practices. The
'essential practices test' in its application would
have to be determined
question of freedom of religious practices,
the Court must dwell on to find such practices are essential to maintain the
identity of a person ... treated as mere embellishments
to the non-essential part or practices."
Thus the religious practice cannot be tested on the secular thoughts
question of freedom of religious practices,
the Court must dwell on to find such practices are essential to maintain the
identity of a person ... treated as mere embellishments
to the non-essential part or practices."
Thus the religious practice cannot be tested on the secular thoughts
practice.
The Right to Religion contained in Articles 5 and
26 is held to extend its protection of only those
religious practices without which ... premises of the
Atash Behrams would lead to destruction of an
essential practice of the Zoroastrian faith which
destroys the very religions itself and therefore
essential or integral part of
religion. What constitutes an integral or essential part of
religion has to be determined with reference to its doctrines,
practices ... practice is essential or not.) What is meant by
`an essential part or practices of a religion' is now the matter
for elucidation. Essential
world by a person following any religion is necessarily not the essential practice of the religion which is meant for commonness. Gandhiji also said renouncement
Police in the conduct of their procession provided that the
essential practice of Tandava dance as aforesaid is permitted.
The first question which needs ... rejecting their claim that cow slaughter was an "essential practice of
Islam" relying on its own interpretation of Koran, the Hindus were partially
