Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 158 · Decided 11 March 2004
Commissioner of Police and ORS. v. Acharya Jagadishwarananda Avadhuta and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 158 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 1019
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6230/1990
- Decided
- 11 March 2004
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, AR. LAKSHMANAN, G.P. MATHUR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 25, 26, 32
Headnote
B Constitution of India-Articles 25 and 26-Right M profess religion­ Meaning of-Held, right extends to rituals, observances, ceremonies and modes of worship which are essential or integral part of the religion-Essential or integral part-Test for-Held, if taking away the part/practice results religion/belief, it is an essential/integral part/practice-Performance ofTandava dance in public by Ananda Margis­ Held, not an essential/integral part/practice. The Ananda Marg is a religious sect within Hindu religion founded in 1955. Performance ofTandava dance as a religious rite for the
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)