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Nowhere, in the Holy Book, the Almighty prohibited women from entering prayer halls to offer their prayers and Chapter 2 Albakarah 222-223 makes it evident that except during a particular period which is given as ‘rest period’ for women by the Nature itself, there is no bar against women to offer prayers.
In a landmark ruling, the Delhi High Court unequivocally dismissed the antiquated notion of ‘pardanashin,’ affirming that a woman’s dignity transcends cultural stereotypes like the veil. Upholding fundamental rights, the court emphasized that dignity is intrinsic to every individual, irrespective of religious practices.
“The right to freely profess, practice or propagate any religion, includes in it the citizens right to say that they do not believe in any religion, and they do not want to profess, practice, or propagate any religion. The State cannot compel the citizen to profess or declare that he belongs to one religion or the other.”
Religious freedoms are one of the most cherished rights guaranteed and enshrined under the Constitution in line with the vision of the founding fathers of the Modern Indian Republic and the religious freedom of the person was guaranteed by the Constitution of India under Article 25.
In an impassioned ruling, the single Judge Bench of the Karnataka High Court observed that the word “men” in the impugned Guideline perpetrates gender bias and misogyny and urged that there is an imperative need of change of nomenclature from ‘ex-servicemen’ to that of ‘ex-service personnel’
Supreme Court: In the writ petitions challenging the constitutionality Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, the division bench of Hemant Gupta* and
Madras High Court: The Division bench of Munishwar Nath Bhandari, CJ. and N. Mala, J. has held that the temple
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Alok Aradhe CJ., and S. Viswajith Shetty, J., held that azan or the
Telangana High Court: P. Naveen Rao, J., while disposing of the present petition, directed the police authorities not to involve or obstruct
“The courts’ role is to act as the guarantor and jealous protector of the people’s liberties: be they assured through the freedoms, and the right to equality and religion or cultural rights under Part III, or the right against deprivation, in any form, through any process other than law.”
Supreme Court: In the issue relating to ban of female devotees between the age group of 10 to 50 from entering the
Supreme Court: Stating that there is no connection or association of Jallikattu, a festival involving bull race, with the right of freedom
Bombay High Court: Observing that construction of illegal shrines on pathways and streets was in no way an integral part of any