Saraswati Vandana, Gayatri Mantra in Govt Schools? Chhattisgarh HC Says Yes for Now, but Leaves the Door Open for Future Challenges
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Saraswati Vandana, Gayatri Mantra in govt schools? Chhattisgarh HC says yes for now, but leaves the door open for future challenges
The Chhattisgarh High Court has given the green signal to the State Government’s order requiring government-run schools to include the recitation of the National Anthem, National Song, Deep Mantra, Saraswati Vandana, Guru Mantra, Shanti Mantra, and stories about the lives of great personalities at the start of the school day. The court has upheld the state government’s decision, saying that the order does not force students to act against their …
‘Constitution does not ban moral instruction’: High Court rejects plea against ‘Gayatri Mantra’ in Chhattisgarh schools
This comes after the state education department made the 'Gayatri Mantra' and other Hindu prayers mandatory at morning assemblies—a move the Opposition termed saffronisation of education.
Gayatri Mantra row: Chhattisgarh High Court says schools can impart moral instruction
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the State government’s circular directing government schools to recite prayers such as the Gayatri Mantra and Saraswati Vandana during assemblies. The Court ruled that the plea was premature, noting there was no evidence that students had been forced to participate or that their constitutional rights had been violated. It also clarified that Article 28 of the Constitution prohibits…
Gayatri Mantra: Gayatri Mantra, Saraswati Vandana Not Banned in Schools: High Court Historic Verdict
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a ban on Gayatri Mantra and Saraswati Vandana in schools. Unless it imposes any particular religion, teaching of Indian culture and moral values is not unconstitutional. As part of NEP 2020, these practices that enhance knowledge and concentration are not mandatory and do not affect personal faith, the court ruled.
No violation of rights as school prayer recitation not established to be coercive: Chhattisgarh HC
Rejecting the submission, the Court held that Article 28(1) is confined to religious instruction in the strict sense of teaching religious doctrines, customs, rituals or modes of worship, and does not extend to moral instruction unconnected with denominational beliefs
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