Supreme Court of India

S.k.parameshwari Anna v. The Commissioner.

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Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 27 March 1997

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Hindu sections of the Arya vysya Community who worship Goddess Matha Kanyakaparameswari are not denominational section for the purpose of Articles 26(b) and 26(d) of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 1

From the headnote

JUDGMENT: WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 8535/94 AND 1341/89 AND CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2718 OF 1997 [Arising out of SLP ( ) No. 8437/97 (CC-1840/89) O R R CA NOS.1340/86, 8535/94 & CA NO.2718/97 [Arising out of SLP ( ) No. 8437/97 (CC-1840/89) Delay condoned and leave granted in the special leave petitions, Application for intervention is dismissed. The controversy raised in this appeal is covered by the judgment of this Court in Sri Adi Visheshwara of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi & Ors. Vs. The State of U.P. & Ors. [(1997) 3 SCALE 1) In the present case, the appellants Satram Committee claimed the…

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