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Karnataka HC says secular India still allows dharmic cultural events
Politics
Published on 25 April 2026
Court overturns a Bengaluru ban on a religious festival venue
The Karnataka High Court ruled that India’s secular character doesn’t bar dharmic and cultural activities. While overturning a Bengaluru civic body order that rejected permission for Malleshwaram Brahmana Sabha to hold Shankaracharya Jayanti at Sankey Tank Park auditorium, the court stressed the events can be allowed. The decision challenges how authorities interpret secularism in practice.
- Karnataka HC says secular India does not prohibit dharmic activities
- Court set aside Bengaluru civic body’s denial of event permission
- Permission was refused for Shankaracharya Jayanti at Sankey Tank Park
- Remarks highlight limits of treating secularism as blanket restriction
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