regard them as separate religions. A line has to be drawn somewhere between religion and religion or between a religion and a sect ... religion within a religion. There can be a religious denomination within a religion. Such denomination cannot be a minorty based on a religion. The minority
religion of the Swaminarayan sect was distinct and separate
from Hindu religion and that therefore the temples belonging
to that sect did not fall within ... religion or religious
creed in the world turn out to be inadequate in dealing with
the problem of Hindu religion. Normally, any recognised
religion
Ananda Marga-A
socio-Spiritual organisation. Ananda Marga not a separate
religion but a religious denomination. Performance of
Tandava dance in procession in public streets ... Police
Commissioner in its separate affidavit.
We have already indicated that the claim that Ananda
Marga is a separate religion is not acceptable in view
British period the Sikhs were given a separate identity and recognised as a separate religion, but in 1951 when the new Constitution was adopted ... Sikhs were not given the status of a separate religion. All other religions had their separate marriage acts. However, Sikhs were not granted their
Mubeen Farooqi vs State Of Punjab And Others on 22 May, 2020
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forums below as to whether Radha-
soami Satsang is a religion. This Court in Acharya Jagdish-
waranand ,Avadhuta & Ors. v. Commissioner of Police, Calcut ... claim of
Anand Marg is to be treated as a separate religion indicat-
ed:
"The words 'religious denomination' in Article
that Anand Marga was a Hindu religious denomination and not
a separate religion. The court examined the question whether
the Tandava dance was a religious ... view of our finding that Ananda Marga was not a
separate religion. application of Art. 25 is not
attracted."
This sentence appears to have
question arose whether the
Swaminarayan sect followed a religion distinct and separate
from the Hindu religion and whether, consequently, the
temple belonging to the sect ... conclusion
that the Swaminarayan sect was not a religion, distinct and
separate from the Hindu Religion.
It is obvious that religion, undefined by the
Constitution
Bhuri Nath And Ors. vs State Of J&K And Ors. on 10 January
held as under:
"The claim of Ananda Marga as a separate religion was not
acceptable in view of the clear assertion that ... view of our finding that Anandamarga is not a separate religion, application
of Article 25 is not attracted".
As rightly stated by this Court
