respective years of service.
(ii) The duties of the barbers, who attend tonsuring work at the
temples shall be considered as a religious work. Treating ... points that arise for determination are -
1) Whether the tonsuring work attended by the petitioners is not a
religious work? And whether treating them differently
petitioner-sangham
alone have the exclusive right to render the service of tonsuring
to the pilgrims visiting Tirumala and to recruit members to carry ... petitioner is the association representing its members
who are tonsuring the heads of the devotees of Lord
Venkateswara Swamy at the Kalyana Katta. The association
Thirumangalam near Madurai. The appellant told the
respondent to perform hair tonsuring function as per their family
customs and return to America. Thereafter, the appellant ... opinion arose between the
two families over the performance of hair tonsuring ceremony. It is
alleged by the appellant that the respondent performed the said
like vaikasi festival scheduled on 20.05.2025 to 29.05.2025, including
hair tonsuring and ear-piercing, without any first person priority and
interference and also direct ... religious ceremonies like vaikasi festival scheduled on 20.05.2025 to
29.05.2025, including hair tonsuring and ear-piercing, without giving first
priority to any person and also
year 1434 for a period of 2 months in respect of livestock, tonsuring of
hair, ear boring and collection of charcoal pending grant of permission ... year 1434 for a period of 2 months in respect of
livestock, tonsuring of hair, ear boring and collection of charcoal pending
grant of permission
month.
2. Learned vounsel for the petitioner contends that
tonsure ceremony of the petitioner's daughter is fixed on
15.11.2025 at Tirumala. Being ... presence
of the petitioner is very much necessary for performing
the tonsure ceremony of his daughter. As such, learned
Counsel requests this court to enlarge
only in the quarters, but also in the
museum, canteen and tonsuring place, several workmen have been employed
Scheduled Tribe any act, such as
removing clothes from the person, forcible
tonsuring of head, removing moustaches,
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painting face or body or any other
Moreover, according to the learned counsel rituals such as
Kanthoori animal sacrifices, tonsuring, and communal feasts have been
continuously observed without interruption for centuries. These
animals (goats and hens),
prepare and serve communal feasts and participate in tonsuring
ceremonies where they offer their hair as dedication. These
practices have been ... animals (goats and hens), prepare and serve communal feasts and
participate in tonsuring ceremonies where they offer their hair as
dedication. These practices have been
