others. Article 25 distinguishes between religious practices and secular activities associated with religious institutions. The state has the authority to regulate or restrict secular activities ... includes the right of religious denominations or any section thereof to manage their own religious affairs, including establishing and maintaining religious institutions, as long
rights of individuals, religious groups, and educational institutions with regards to religious instruction, religious worship, and attendance at religious ceremonies. No religious instruction ... freedom of individuals to pursue their own religious beliefs or choose not to participate in religious activities. In Aruna Roy v. Union of India
both charitable as well as religious purpose.
Further, while providing food and fodder to animals
especially cow is religious activity for Hindus, it would ... trust are solely religious in
nature because each of them refers either to religious
occasions, religious education or to religious
activities. The learned Counsel
that is
used for religious/educational activity and not for activity which has
no direct connection with religious/educational activity, such as
residential quarters ... which are used principally for religious,
charitable or educational purposes would be for core religious,
charitable or educational activity as well as purposes directly
connected
purely religious activity. In
other words charitable activities enumerated therein could not be said to be
'religious activities'. According to Mr. Sawhney, even ... both charitable as well as
religious purpose. Further, while providing food and fodder
to animals especially cow is religious activity for Hindus, it
would
limited only to the
religious activities proper and does not extend to the secular
activities associated with religious practice which are not essential
part ... fundamental right to religious freedom. However the permissible
limits of the State's association/entanglement with the religious
activity is required to be examined
both charitable as well as religious purpose.
Further, while providing food and fodder to
animals especially cow is religious activity
for Hindus, it would ... organizations for dissemination of
religious education under object (d) and
rendering assistance to the needy and poor for
religious activities under object (e) would
reflect
purely religious activity. In other words charitable
activities enumerated therein could not be said to be
'religious activities'. According to Mr. Sawhney, even ... both charitable as well
as religious purpose. Further, while providing food and
fodder to animals especially cow is religious activity
for Hindus, it would
Jagrut Parivar" by hatching conspiracy against Pandurang Athavle Shastri and religious activities of "Swadhyaya Parivar" and spreading the booklet and thereby they ... such writing in the book hurts the religious feelings of the persons doing and following religious activities of Swadhyaya Parivar. It is further alleged that
shrine, which is
formed for a religious purpose and is involved in religious and spiritual activity
and, therefore, the church would not fall within ... raised
against the Management, which is a Church, a religious institution, with regard to
any activity, which is alleged to be part of the activity
