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Religious denomination

Religious denomination, different sects and sub-sects of the Hindu Religion having a common faith and a common spiritual organisation come under the definition of denomination, Shirur Math v. Commission of Endowment, (1952) 1 MLJ 557.Religious denomination, enjoys certain rights per-taining to the establishment, management etc., of its own religion and charitable institutions, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 4th Edn., Vol. 2, p. 159.Religious denomination, in India, subject to public order, morality and health, every religious denomination or any section thereof enjoys the fundamental right to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes, to manage its own affairs in matters of religion, to own and acquire movable and immovable property and to administer such property in accordance with law, Constitution of India, Art. 26.Religious denomination, is a religious sect or body having a common faith and organization and designated by a...


Religious

Of or pertaining to religion concerned with religion teaching or setting forth religion set apart to religion as a religious society a religious sect a religious place religious subjects books teachers houses wars...


Religious charity

Religious charity, clause (13) of s. 6 defines 'religious charity' as meaning 'a public charity associated with a Hindu festival or observance of a religious character, whether it be connected with a math or temple or not', Commissioner v. Narayana Ayyangar, AIR 1965 SC 1916 (1917): (1965) 3 SCR 168. [T.N. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951 s. 6(13)]...


Religious endowment or endowment

Religious endowment or endowment, the ex-pression 'religious endowment' or 'endowment' has been defined in clause (11) of s. 9 as follows: 'Religious endowment' or 'Endowment' means all property belonging to, or given or endowed for the support of maths or temples or for the performance of any service or charity connected therewith and includes the premises of maths or temple but does not include gifts of property made as personal gifts or offerings to the head of a math or to the archaka or other employee of a temple. It follows that 'all property' belonging to, or given or endowed for the support of a temple or for the performance of any service or charity connected with the temple will constitute its endowment, including the premises of the temple, Commissioner v. Sri Ratnavarma Heggade, AIR 1977 SC 1848: (1977) 1 SCC 525: (1977) 1 SCR 889....


Religious institutions

Religious institutions, means a math, temple or specific endowment. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, s. 6(18), Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Dept. v. Jayaram, AIR 2006 SC 104....


Religious instruction, study of religions

Religious instruction, study of religions, a dis-tinction, thus, has been made between imparting 'religious instruction' that is teaching of rituals, observances, customs and traditions and other non-essential observances or modes of worship in religions and teaching of philosophies of religions with more emphasis on study of essential moral and spiritual thoughts contained in various religions. There is a very thin dividing line between imparting of 'religious instruction' and 'study of religions', Aruna Roy v. Union of India, (2002) 7 SCC 368 (399). [Constitution of India, Art. 28]...


Religious trust

Religious trust, 'religious trust' means any express or constructive trust created or existing for any purpose recognised by Hindu Law to be religious, pious or charitable, but shall not include a trust created according to the Sikh religion or purely for the benefit of the Sikh community and a private endowment created for the worship of a family idol in which the public are not interested, Mahant Ram Saroop Dasji v. S.P.Sahi, AIR 1959 SC 951 (954): (1959) Supp 2 SCR 583. [Bihar Hindu Religous Trusts Act, 1951, s. 2(1)]...


Wholly for religious or charitable purpose

Wholly for religious or charitable purpose, the expression 'wholly for religious or charitable purpose' means that property under trust is held wholly for religious or charitable purposes, AIR 1967 Mad 396 (397). [Madras Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1955, s. 4(b)]...


Hindu religious institutions

Hindu religious institutions, the Constitution of India guarantees freedom to profess, practice and propagate religion, however the Hindu religious institutions of a public character are open to all classes and sections of Hindus; Hindus include Sikhs, Jains and Budhists, Constitution of India, Art. 25(1) and (2)(b).The Hindu institutions of public character do not include private or family temples; but do not exclude denominational temples or temples founded for the benefit of particular sections of the Hindus, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol D, p. 230....


Religious institutions of a public character

Religious institutions of a public character, the expression 'religious institutions of a public character' occurring in Article 25(2)(b) of the Constitution contemplates not merely temples dedicated to the public as a whole but also those founded for the benefit of ss. thereof and includes denominational temples as well, Sri Venkataramana Devaru v. Stateof Mysore, AIR 1958 SC 255: (1958) SCR 895. [Constitution of India, Art 25(2)(b)...


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