In many states in India it's a crime to sacrifice animals and birds for Hindu Deities, while sacrifices for Islamic Deity Allah is perfectly legal.
The act becomes a crime warranting arrest and imprisonment only when done by Hindus.
This is against the basic tenets of justice.
In Andhra, Telangana, Gujarat, Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan its forbidden by law to sacrifice animals for Hindu Deities.
There is no law against killing of animals or even sacrifice by Muslims and Christians. An act becomes a crime based on the religion of the doer.
The judiciary have also issued arbitrary orders to ban animal sacrifices at Shaiva, Shakta temples and even at the Shaktipeeths based on frivolous petitions.
The judges seems to be driven by an obstinacy that all the rituals must conform to the Victorian moralities they cherish.
Forbidding Hindus to indulge in an act which is freely allowed for Muslims and Christians is against the concept of equality before law.
And criminalising an act based on religion is the perversity of our legislators and the lordships.
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The continued assault on Shaiva and Shakta Sampradayas and their temples is a classic example of how a few attempts to cannibalise the diversity of rituals and beliefs within Sanatana Dharma.
This aids only those who wants to homogenise Hindu society for their political benefits
Animal Sacrifices Prohibition Act is a criminal law that discriminates and divides people on the basis of religion and is applicable only to Hindus.
The law needs to be repealed in Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra, Telangana, Pondicherry, Rajasthan
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More than a dozen individuals, organisations, acharyas, priests including from Attukal temple have filed writ petitions before Kerala High Court to annul the Kerala Animals and Bird Sacrifices Prohibition Act.
Hearing scheduled before Chief Justice bench on 15 June 2020.
Kerala HighCourt Chief Justice Manikumar has passed orders sanctifying Kerala Animal Sacrifices Prohibition Act.
Judge didn't find the need to hear the counsels or admit the various writs filed or issue notices to govt before passing the judgment.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/ban…
Judgment of Kerala High Court sanctifying Animal Sacrifice Prohibition Act has many defects and factual errors.
Most glaring is the refusal to consider or apply Article 14 and 15(1) of Indian constitution in deciding on the law which divides people on the basis of religion.
Petition filed in Supreme Court challenging the Animal Sacrifices Prohibition Act which is applicable only to Hindus and criminalise an act on the basis of religion.
Kerala HighCourt had dismissed plea without hearing the petitioners.
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hindustantimes.com/india-news/pet…
Priests of various Hindu temples including that of Attukal temple, have moved Supreme Court against Kerala Animal Sacrifices Prohibition Act, a discriminatory law which criminalises only Hindus.
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Supreme Court has issued notices on petition challenging Kerala Animal Sacrifices Prohibition Act, 1968.
The law applicable only to Hindus, targets mainly temples belonging to Shaiva Shakta Sampradayas and bans propitiation of Deities via sacrifices.
livelaw.in/top-stories/cj…
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