Temple festival conducted in village is not merely religious event, it is social institution intended to unite people, says HC
The Madras High Court ruled that temple festivals are social institutions that must be inclusive of all castes. The court emphasized that preventing members of Scheduled Caste communities from participating in public religious events violates constitutional morality and the prohibition of untouchability.
Why it matters
This reinforces the legal precedent that public religious spaces must be accessible to all citizens regardless of caste, upholding constitutional equality.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court said whenever allegations were raised before a Constitutional court that members of a Scheduled Caste community were being prevented from participating in a public religious festival or were denied equal access to a public temple on account of caste identity, such allegations cannot be treated as mere private disputes. They strike at the heart of constitutional morality itself.
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