Prafull Goradia vs Union Of India

http://indiankanoon.org/doc/709044/

Whether a government grant towards Haj pilgrimage funded by tax payer money violates the proscription of Art.27 against state fostering religious activity ?

Article 27 of the Constitution of India states:
“No person shall be compelled to pay any taxes, the proceeds of which are specifically appropriated in payment of expenses for the promotion or maintenance of any particular religion or religious denomination”.

The Court proclaimed that it would only amount to such a violation if a “substantial part of tax payer money” is used to promote religious activity.

Key Understanding : Money spent on religious activities will virtually never be unconstitutional as it always will be a fraction of overall budget and other govt expenditures.

Impact : Governments will be perfectly free to promote some religions/sects more than others; so long as some token contribution is made to more than one group, no charge of discrimination will be maintainable.

Secularism in India

Secularism as defined in India

1. Being a Christian/ Muslim is only considered to be secular.

2. Being secular implies talks of sedition.

3. Should openly advocate freedom from democracy and its clutches in news channels.

4. Should organize protests to free anti-nationals from prison in timely and phased manner including gathering international support via social networks/meetings/road shows.

5. Can indulge in activities like killing, planting bombs, threatening, extortion and other activities of criminal nature including training to do any other things other than the above.

6. A person born of Hindu caste cannot be secular, should not be secular and will not be considered as secular.

- The above mentioned conditions should be duly filled in, upon which it will be approved by Indian National Congress/ PMO/ Communists/ regional parties, whenever and wherever possible.

Any death sentence awarded on secularists mentioned above stands “stayed” until his death is natural.