In a significant judgement, the Madras High Court recently said that no caste can claim ownership of a temple, reported LiveLaw.
It also said that administering a temple by a particular caste is not a religious practice that could be protected under Article 25 and Article 26 of the Constitution.
Only if a group followed a particular philosophy or had a distinct way of carrying their father, a group could be called a denomination, the court observed.
The caste itself was not a religious denomination and when no religious denomination or essential religious practice was involved, no protection could be granted under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution, it added.
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