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UNIONOF INDIA………………………….RESPONDENT
1 Title Page 1
2 Table of Contents 2
3 List of Abbreviations 3
4 Index of Authorities 4
5 Statement of Jurisdiction 5
6 Statement of facts 6
7 Issues Raised 8
8 Summary of Arguments 9
9 Arguments Advanced 10
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STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION
The Appellant Submits This PIL For The Petition Filed Before The Hon’’ble
Court. The Petition Invokes Its Jurisdiction Before The Honorable SC Of
India Under Art.32, 25 & 26 Of The Constitution Of India. It Set Froths the
Facts. Contentions, Argument and the Laws on Which the Claims Are
Based.
Art.32 of the Indian constitution gives the right to individual to move to the
SC to seek the justice when they feel that their right has been ‘unduly
deprived’. The apex court is given the authority to issue direction or orders
for the execution of any of the rights bestowed by the constitution as it
considered ‘the protector and guarantor of fundamental rights’.
The case was filed by the Drishti Foundation which is NGO working against
the exploitation of the religious feeling of the people by such so called
godman Babaram (‘’defendant’’) through pil before the Hon’ble SC of India.
The case deals with challenging the activities of exploitation of being carried
out by so called babas in math’s and the ashrams and the religious
sentiments of the people. Exploits illiterate and poor women and children
and employed youths. He uses their energy by providing them training to
play with the rifles and arms for his own protection and to prevent govt.
‘authorities to take any action against him. He poses himself has god or
supernatural power to attract women has sexually abused many women’s
too.
Can be defined as the SC orders and decrees being carried out in the
exercise of the jurisdiction in such way that it complete justice can be done.
The federal court had no apparatus for carrying out its decision under the
government of India act, 1935. Therefore, the petitioner states and submit
STATEMENT OF FACTS
2) The state is known all over the world for its religious centers. The various
religious institutions in the state are imparting only religious education,
putting the secular education into oblivion which has reduced drastically
STATEMENT OF ISSUES
II. Whether the activities exploiting the religious sentiments of the people
amount to infringement of fundamental rights of the people of indiva?
III. Whether the alleged activities are contrary to the secular structure of
union of indiva as enshrined in the preamble of the constitution of
indiva?
IV. Whether the ban on such math’s /Ashrams would violate the
fundamental rights of the people to follow the religious faith of their
choice?
ADVANCED ARGUMENT
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ISSUE 1: Whether the PIL is maintainable before the supreme
court of indiva for hearing and admission?
1. In the present case, there has been no violation of the fundamental rights
since, the action taken by the baba did not affect any legal right of the
people and wanted people to protect themselves.
2. A PIL can be filed under Art. 32 of the Constitution of the Indiva for the
enforcement of Fundamental Rights as guaranteed by the Part III of the
Constitution.
3. PIL means a legal action initiated in a court of law for enforcement in which
the public have some interest by which their legal rights are affected. A PIL
can be filed against the state for the violation of fundamentals rights under
Art.32 of the constitution: therefore, the present PIL is maintainable against
the Union of Indiva.
4. PIL is referred to litigation undertaken to secure public interest and
demonstrates the availability of justice to socially-disadvantaged parties and
introduced by justice P.N.Bhagwati on the traditional rule of locus standi.
Before 1980s the judiciary and SC of India entertained litigation only from
the parties affected directly or indirectly by the defendant, heard and
decided only under its original and appellate jurisdictions. However, the SC
began permitting cases on the ground of PIL, which means that even people
who are directly involved in the case may bring matters of public interest to
the court. It is courts discretionary power of the courts to entertain the
application for the PIL.
5. The petition claimed by the petitioner is not maintainable in the court of
law. The honorable judge of the SC of India does not have inherent
jurisdiction to they, and entertain the present case by virtue of its writ
jurisdiction; the petitioner has filed the pil before the honorable SC of India,
in the matter under Art. 32, Art.25-28 and Art.21 of constitution of India.
6. It respectably and humbly contends that baba is not guilty for committing
the offence of insulting religious belief under Section 295A of the Indian
Penal Code.
7. According to Article 21:- ‘’Protection of life and Personal Liberty: No
person shall deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to
procedure established by law.” This fundamental rights is available to every
person, citizens and foreigners alike Art. 21 provides two rights to life and
right to personal liberty.
8. Article 25 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion to all persons in
India. It provides that all persons in India, subject to public order, morality,
health, and to the other provision of this part, are equally entitled to
freedom of conscience and have the right to freely profess, practice and
propagate religion. It further provides that this article shall not affect the
operation of any existing law and shall not prevent the state from making
any law relating to the regulation or restriction of any economic practice.
Providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu
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religious institution of public character for all the classes and sections of the
Hindus.
9. Article 26 (subject to public order, morality, and health) confers a right on
every religious denomination or any section of the religious and charitable
purposes, managing its affair with regard to religion, owing and acquiring
property (movable and immovable), administering the property in
accordance with the law.
10. Math’s and Ashram follow the tradition and religious belief as per the
culture of shivrashtra which are according to Art. 25-28, the fundamental
Rights given by the constitution of India. The list of Math’s and Ashrams are
prepared by Drishti foundation on their own which can be animus against
this math’s and Ashrams.
11. The interest of public is not harmed by the baba of shivrashtra, a
state that is know all over the world for its religious centers. Accordingly,
mass prayers, retreats, yagnus, penance services etc. are conducted very
frequently for imparting religious education.
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Art. 25 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion to all persons in
India. It provides that all persons in India, subject to public order, morality,
health, and other provisions:
This means that all citizens are entitled to the aforesaid rights provided
that these do not contradict a public order, morality, health and
other provisions.
It further provides that this article shall not affect any existing law
and shall not prevent the state from making any law relating to:
This means that the state can either condition the wording of existing laws
or make new laws so as to regulate and restrict financial, political,
economical or other secular activities associated with faiths. It further
facilitates social welfare and reform or opening of Hindu religious institution
of a public character that is open to all sections and classes of Hindus.
# In Ali v. Mansoor Ali the Bombay high court held that Art. 25 and 26 not
only prevents doctrines or beliefs of religious but also the act done in
pursuance of religion. It thus guarantees ceremonies, modes of worship,
rituals, observances, etc. which are an integral part of religion has to be
determined in the light of the doctrines and practices that are regarded by
the community as a part of their religion and also must be included in them.
WHAT IS RELIGION?
The German philosopher Immanuel Kant defines religion as ‘’Religion is
the recognition of all our duties as divine commands’’.
Milton Yinger, American sociologist defines ‘’a system of beliefs and
practice by means of which a group of people struggles with the
ultimate problems of human life”
The constitution does not define the term ‘religion’ and ‘matters of religion’.
Hence =, it is left to the SC to determine the judicial meaning of these terms
Art.26 (subject to public order, morality, and health) confers a right on
every religious denomination or any section of such religious denomination
of:
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Establishing and maintaining institution for religious and charitable
purposes;
Managing its affair with regard to religion:
Owing and acquiring property (movable and immovable);
Administering the property in accordance with the law.
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1. Yes. It will affect my religious value and such ban would violate the
fundamental right of the people to follow the religious faith of their choice,
because under Article 25 to Article 27 it is the fundamental rights of
the people to follow their own choice of religion
2. The ban such Math’s/ Ashrams would violate the fundamental rights of
the people to follow the religious faith and discourage them to worship
god, visit temples or masjid. It will lead to people losing faith in God.
3. Religion is a matter of belief or faith. The constitution of India recognizes
the fact,how important religion is in the life of people of India and hence,
provides for theright to freedom of religion under Articles 25 to Article 28.
The Constitution of Indiaenvisages a secular model and provides that
every person has the right and freedom tochoose and practice his or her
religion.
4. This means that the state can either condition the working of existing law
or make new law so as to regulate and restrict financial, political,
economic, or other secular activities associated with faiths. It further
facilitates social welfare and reform or opening of Hindu religious
institution of a public character that is open to all sections and classes of
Hindus.
5. Matter of religion includes religious practices, rituals, observances,
ceremonies, modeand manner of worship, etc., regarded as the essential
and integral part of the religion.For instance, in Acharaj Singh v. State of
Bihar it was held that, if Bhog offered to thedeity is a well-established
practice of that religious institution, such a practice shouldbe regarded as
a part of that religion.
6. Thus, this ban on such Math’s/Ashrams does violate the fundamental
rights of the people to follow the religious faith of their choice as these
Math’s and Ashrams have been a place for religious and for people to
pray.
7. Bans on Math’s/Ashrams does lose faith in religious and in god.
Fundamental rights are subject to certain condition which the baba in the
present case has not violated and it is the choice of people that they
profess the teaching of the baba. The constitution of India provides the
people of India to profess and practice religion which they choose to
practice. The people of India who are following the baba have not made a
single complaint of fraud, miss-representation inducement and other
kinds of allegation. Therefore, the people of India are following the baba
with their own consent and conscience therefore to ban ashrams would be
an extreme step directly resulting on violating of fundamental rifts of the
people of India.
8. The people of shivrashtra, a state which is known all over the world for its
religious centers, have not raised a complaint or objection towards the
action taken by the baba. It is prejudice to ban the Math’s/Ashrams
based on a ‘’black magic prohibition act superstition’ are corrupt and
have violated the sentiments of the people.
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Religion is a matter of
belief or faith. The
constitution of India
recognizes the fact,
how important religion is
in the life of people of
India and hence,
provides for the
right to freedom of
religion under Articles 25
to Article 28. The
Constitution of India
envisages a secular
model and provides that
every person has the
right and freedom to
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choose and practice his
or her religion.
3. The Apex Court has
held that secularism is
the basic structure of the
Constitution, the
most important being the
Kesavananda Bharati
case. People in India
mainly practice
Islam, Hinduism,
Jainism, Buddhism,
Sikhism and,
Christianity. In India,
there are
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religion-specific laws and
Goa is the only state to
have a Uniform Civil
Code known
as the Goa Civil Code.
The Constitution
supports religious
harmony which means
the
people of India show love
and affection to different
religions of the country.
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PRAYER
In the light of the issues raised, arguments presented, cases referred and
authorities cited, the counsel for the appellant humble pray this hon’ble
court to:
For this act of kindness, the respondent shall be duty bound Forever Pray.
Palace:
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Date:
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