Supreme Court of India
Union of India & Ors. v. Rafique Shaikh Bhikan & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that Hajj subsidy is something that is best done away with.
Judgment, page 20
From the headnote
Hajj Policy: Registration of Private Tour Operators (PTOs) for ferrying c Hajj Pilgrims - Eligibility conditions - Reasonableness of restrictions imposed for registration as PTO - Held: Object.of registering PTOs is not to distribute the Hajj seats to PTOs for making business profits but to ensure that the pilgrim may be able to perform his religious duty without undergoing any 0 difficulty, harassment or suffering - Restriction would not be unreasonable merely because in a given case it operates harshly - Therefore, no objection can be taken to high standards and stringent conditions being
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