tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post718307207245999528..comments2023-09-21T16:17:51.838+05:30Comments on Law and Other Things: Gujarat High Court's stimulating interpretation of the demands of Indian secularismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348738084817273397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-65192242501149060932011-02-27T21:46:28.603+05:302011-02-27T21:46:28.603+05:30Yes, Saritha, I am glad you have referred to the K...Yes, Saritha, I am glad you have referred to the Kerala HC judgment. <br /><br />Allowing prayers, lighting of lamps or breaking coconuts is old hat. <br /><br />But the state taking the initiative to start banking along strictly religious lines is going a bit far.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572126087251821608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-79707834406400484922011-02-24T14:26:11.033+05:302011-02-24T14:26:11.033+05:30We have made some efforts to bring the Causelists ...We have made some efforts to bring the Causelists to visible in the http://apcauselist.blogspot.com and also we have ensure the user get the alert whenever the causelist uploadedMahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704053347593673300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-86762878956347015012011-02-20T21:19:25.093+05:302011-02-20T21:19:25.093+05:30Also please make a reference to the much sensitise...Also please make a reference to the much sensitised judgment by Kerala HC that State can promote islamic banking by having a tie up with a company which will run according to Shariah principles. Link : http://legalperspectives.blogspot.com/2011/02/government-action-promoting-islamic.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312764581635291937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-36209601000160605562011-02-19T21:17:55.128+05:302011-02-19T21:17:55.128+05:30This is not a new issue, and had in the past been ...This is not a new issue, and had in the past been considered by leaders including Pandit Nehru, who unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Rajendra Prasad from participating in the installation ceremonies at Somnath temple. Of course, in that (a) somnath temple, and (b) participation of a constitutional functionary (especially in the backdrop of partition) at a function that was essentially 'hindu'. Nehru did not seem happy about the whole thing.Talha Abdul Rahmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293487928376447189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-89478520332312158132011-02-17T20:35:47.978+05:302011-02-17T20:35:47.978+05:30Great post. As you rightly point out, inviting maj...Great post. As you rightly point out, inviting major Indian religious figures to perform ceremonies can be problematic too. If the court had conducted the prayers of all major faiths in India at the occasion, then the state would still be seen as having expressed a preference in favor of religion, and against atheism. Additionally, the state would also be seen as expressing a preference in favor of "major religions" as opposed to not so major ones. Both of these problems would go against the tenets of secularism as non-establishment.Abhinav Chandrachudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888178798437765865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-61770858039521428352011-02-17T18:35:18.227+05:302011-02-17T18:35:18.227+05:30Tks for highlighting this important case, Arun,
o...Tks for highlighting this important case, Arun,<br /><br />one might also ask whether the government ought to conduct any prayers or religious ceremonies at all in the first place. after all, these were the premises of a high court... but if we somehow crossed that threshold, then as you rightly point, the prayers of all faiths ought to be conducted as well....Shamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-2302757697476045442011-02-16T20:49:55.702+05:302011-02-16T20:49:55.702+05:30There is a clear undercurrent of majoritarianism i...There is a clear undercurrent of majoritarianism in justifying what is clearly a Hindu ceremony.<br /><br />For instance see this: "If one has to offer prayer for successful construction of the building, naturally, he or she would offer prayer as per his own understanding of prayer." who pray (no pun intended) is the "one" "he or she" and "his" here? <br /><br />To duck over the crucial issues raised here, the Court has camouflaged the ceremony in general language as a pious spiritual exercise.work_in_progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559211303881044233noreply@blogger.com