Gandhi Statue Not A Place Of Religious Worship: Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Against Bar [Read Order]

Mustafa Plumber

10 Sept 2020 8:54 AM IST

"If we look at the thoughts and the views propagated by the Father of the Nation during his lifetime, it is impossible to accept that his statue is a place of public religious worship. The Father of the Nation has a unique place. He was above all religions. He was truly a democrat who never liked human beings being worshipped."

The Karnataka High Court has said that by no stretch of imagination it can hold that the statue of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, is a 'place of worship' or a 'religious institution'. The Court made this observation while dismissing a Public Interest Litigation filed by one Advocate A V Amarnathan seeking to cancel the licence granted by the State Excise department...

Gandhi Statue Not A Place Of Religious Worship: Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Against Bar [Read Order]

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