Nehru s divisive approach: Controversies surrounding religious freedom in India under Article 25 organiser.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from organiser.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Personal laws that entrap citizens in religious heterodoxy have no place in a modern society governed by constitutional rights and the rule of law. The right to a dignified life should be extended to each citizen irrespective of her religion or gender. Pursue extensive debate and discussion to enact Uniform Civil Code
Quashing the government order, the judge noted that the question before the top court is whether "we are making the life of a girl child any better by denying her education, merely because she wears a hijab!"
Interpretive exercises like the Essential Religious Practices doctrine are employed to provide definition, content and meaning to religion, which consequently reduces the scope of religious freedom.