Religion, caste should be no bar for entry into Puri temple : SC
New Delhi : The ,Supreme Court on Thursday observed that places of
worship should be open to all irrespective of caste and religion and asked the management of Puri's famous Shri Jagannath Temple to consider entry of people with different religious beliefs if they abide by customary rituals and practices.
Making a pitch that treads on tradition and conservative practices, the court said there might be no need to restrict entry only to co-religionists as Hinduism does not call for banishment of other faiths. Restrictions at various shrines, however, are seen to be
sanctified by tradition and custom and courts have usually stopped
short of issuing directives to their managements and avoided
interventions.
" The temple management may consider, subject to regulatory
measures, with regard to dress code, giving of an appropriate
declaration or compliance with other directions, permitting every
visitor irrespective of his faith, to offer respects and to make
offerings to the deity," a bench of Justice A K Goel and Justice S
Abdul Nazeer said.
Noting that Hinduism does not debar beliefs and empowered district courts to take cognizance of difficulties faced by pilgrims at any religious place. It said the lower court can send a report to
respective high courts which would treat the issue as a PIL and pass
an appropriate order.
( The Times of India, Chennai, Friday, July 6, 2018 )
Courtesy : MPS
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