The Centre, in a written submission, mentioned the restrictive strategy of the 2018 judgment invaded intrareligious variety. Issues of religion, perception, doctrine, follow, observance, symbolism and modes of religious life range from group to group, nevertheless minor they could be.
“That is extra pronounced within the context of Hinduism, which doesn’t relaxation upon a single founder or textual content or scripture or ecclesiastical authority or creed or necessary set of practices. Hinduism, by its very character, accommodates inside its fold a large plurality of traditions, colleges of thought, customs, rituals, philosophies and types of worship… Any try to compress Hinduism right into a slim or singular definition can be doctrinally flawed and constitutionally unsafe,” Mr. Mehta had submitted.
