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“Hindu public having belief in God and faith in temple worship is a religious denomination” definition of Kerala HC full bench best reflects the reality on 26th Jan 1950 when our Constitution with Art 26 protection was adopted with equal protection for all

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SC a creature of Constitution using its interpretative power effectively has interpreted religious denomination in a way that in practice inserted an exception into Art 26 wording denied Art 26 protection selectively to the Hindu Temple Worship Sampradaya

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Changing defn of Religious denomination which included Hindu Temple Worship Sampradaya “Hindu public having belief in God and faith in temple worship is a religious denomination” on 26th Jan 1950 changes Hindu Temples Religious Character bared u Sec 4

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Changing defn of Religious denomination which existed on 26th Jan 1950 in a manner Religious sampradaya “Hindu public having belief in God and faith in temple worship is religious denomination” to which Hindu temples belonged no longer exists is Judicial conversion bared u Sec 4

That changing the defn of Religious denomination which existed on 26th Jan 1950 in a manner Hindu temples belonging to "Hindu public having belief in God and faith in temple worship is religious denomination" is renamed as a Secular temple is a conversion by the Secular State.

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