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Sr Adv Rajeev Dhavan begins his arguments.

Dhavan- It is our submission that the decision should not be case by case basis as certain principle needs to be laid down. Certain questions fell from mylords especially ladyship whether essential religious practice is a juristic invention.J Amanullah asked a very important question if you have a superstitious belief which has an external manifestation then can be say the external manifestation is not subjected to judicial review. J Sundresh asked if logic applies to belief.

J Varale asked an important question to Singhvi that you can go to any ayyappa temple. Now if its a question of choice and if there is one temple which has significance, then its not a question from going to one to the other.

Mylords are not just protecting hindu practices, the concern is to lay down the law for every belief, every matter of conscience.

I have to raise five questions-

1. The indian constitution was designed for a civilisation state, if you take other continents, we have diversity far greater. I would say its a constitution not for a nation but for an entire civilisation, multi-civilisation state which guided the 11 judge bench in TMA Pai.

Reads TMA Pai