Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 929 · Decided 16 December 2015
Adi Saiva Sivachariyargal Nala Sangam & ORS. v. The Government of Tamil Nadu &ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 929 · [2015] 11 S.C.R. 1110
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 354/2006
- Decided
- 16 December 2015
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, N.V. RAMANA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 25, 26
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 - Articles 25, 26 - Appointments of Archakas in temple - Issuance of G. 0. No. 118 dated 23. 05. 2006 by Tamil Nadu to the effect that, "any D person who is a Hindu and possessing the requisite qualification and training can be appointed in Hindu temples - Writ petitions challenging the G. 0. - Held: Appointments of Archakas will have to be made in accordance with the Agamas, subject to their due E identification as well as their conformity with the constitutional mandates and the principles - Requirement of constitutional
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