Sr Adv Jayanth Muthu Raj (women devotees supporting the existing custom in the temple): the conflicting interest is between two individuals in exercising rights under article 25(1) as well as qua article 26(b).

refers to Hoffman's rights and duties as a correlatives-meaning that every fundamental right owed by a person imposes a corresponding duty on others to not infringe it. an individual right to profess and practice according to their conscience include the right to disagree with the existing practice or practices. however, the existence of this right can't be allowed to question the rationality of another belief, faith and religious practices through the court of law.

they may agree with me, or they may not agree with me. but they can't go the court saying that let this practice be irrational or bad.