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of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Act, 1965, the
management of Virtual-Q system can only ... Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act and the
Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry)
Act, neither the State of Kerala nor the State
Sabarimala according to
the usage.
43. The Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship
(Authorisation of Entry) Act, 1965 enacted by State Legislature
provides for better ... entry of all classes and
sections of Hindus into places of public worship. Clause (b) of
Section 2 of the Act defines 'place
buildings and lands or portions thereof solely occupied and used for
public worship or for public charitable purposes, would apply when
property tax is calculated ... buildings and lands, or portions thereof,
solely occupied and used for public worship or for public charitable
purposes are exempt from payment of general
place by
whatever designation known, used as a place of public
religious worship and dedicated to, or for the benefit of or used ... members of the public are permitted to worship,
but whether the worship by the members of the public is as of
right by the Hindu
suit property is a public temple. It is also admitted by both sides
that there is a public worship in the Gurusamy Samadhi Koil ... only a religious institution, but also a public temple, since the
public are freely worshiping the temple and making
contributions/donations and Kumbabishekam was also
Alagarkoil which is being celebrated at Tallkulam and all the
worshipping public who attended such festival are also paying a visit to
this temple also ... temple, moresoever, it is a public temple.
The respondents have not established that the public are being allowed to
worship without any control
street then the
temple is not a public one.
(g) If the public do not worship the idol as of right and
simply because some ... when the plaintiff is collecting
contribution/funds from the public and allowed the public to worship
in the suit temple, it has lost its character
Collector of the District for construction of any building
intended for public worship or religious purposes. Secondly, usage of the
loudspeakers through ... site shall be used for construction of the building
intended for public worship (or) religious purposes without
the prior approval of the Collector
shall be used for the construction of a building
intended for public worship or religious purposes
without the prior approval of the Collector ... application of the 8th respondent, for
construction of a place of public worship and also to set aside
the permission granted by the 2nd respondent
shall be at least 100
meters away from the places of Public worship, Educational
Institutions, Hospitals and 50 meters away from Highways.
4. Petitioner contends ... shall be at least 100 meters away from the places
of Public worship, Educational Institutions and Hospitals and 50 Meters
away from Highways.
Explanation