Q. Which of the following religious practices is/are the essential religious practices as defined by Supreme Court of India?
- Tandava dance of Ananda Marga Faith.
- Sacrifice of a cow on the occasion of Id.
- Exclusion of women from dargahs.
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Answer:
None of the above
Notes:
- Allahabad High Court in 1957 ruled that bigamy cannot be considered an integral part of the Hindu religion, and another Supreme Courtjudgment in 1958 holding that the sacrifice of a cow on the occasion of Id was not an essential religious practice for Muslims.
- In 2016, the Bombay High Court permitted women to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah. The exclusion of women from dargahs was not an “essential feature” of Islam.
- In Sardar Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb vs the State of Bombay, 1962, A five-judge, with a majority of 4:1, upheld the right and power of the head priest of the Dawoodi Bohra community to excommunicate members.
- In Acharya Jagadisharananda (Tandava Dance), 2004, the Supreme Court ruled that Tandava dance was not an essential practice of the Ananda Marga faith.
- In Shayara Bano (Triple Talaq), 2017, the Supreme Court held that Triple Talaq was against the basic tenets of the Qur'an and violative of the Shariat.
- In Sabarimala, 2018 case, a five-bench bench ruled that the ban on women aged 10-50 from entering the Sabarimala Temple was not an essential religious practice.
- Karnataka High Court held that wearing the headscarf is not an “essential religious practice” in Islam.