Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said that the Union government's suspension of registration certificates and Haj quotas to the organisers in this case was in derogation of pilgrims' constitutional right to practice their religion.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Haj pilgrimage falls within the ambit of religious practice and is protected under Article 25 of the Constitution of India. “Haj Pilgrimage and the ceremonies.
The Court held that the petitioners were within their rights to propagate their own religion and to profess it in any manner they please, more so, when it is within their own private property.
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He contended that by taking over the Pandharpur Temple, the State has ousted the rights of Hindus to practice their religion, and to manage Hindu Religious Endowments and their own affairs in matters of religion.