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.
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