Secularism

SECULARISM AND ITS
RELEVANCE IN INDIA IN
CONTEMPORARY TIMES
TABLE OF
CONTENT
1.MEANING OF
SECULARISM
2.DIMENSIONS/
PERSPECTIVE OF
SECULARISM
• NARROW DIMENSION
• BROAD DIMENSION
3.ESSENTIAL FEATURES
OF SECULARISM
4.RELATED
CONSTITUTIONAL
PROVISIONS
5.CASES RELATED TO
• Secularism talks about the concept where all religions are
given equal status, recognition and support from the state.
• Secularism stands for no discrimination and partiality on
grounds of religion and equal opportunities to follow all
religions .
• The meaning of a secular state is that it does not prioritise
any one religion for the country and its people.
Institutions started to recognise and accept all religions,
enforce parliamentary laws instead of religious laws, and
respect pluralism.
DIMENSIONS/PERSPECTIVES
OF SECULARISM
1. NARROW PERSPECTIVE
It deals with the point that the state has
no religion of its own. State does not
recognise any particular religion alone
and it has to be neutral in matters of
religion and there is no state religion
declared officially
2. BROAD
PERSPECTIVE
• It is the 2 dimension of
secularism and it is also called
as wider perspective or positive
dimension
• It basically relates to fraternity
and mutual respect. This
dimension is related to the
feeling of oneness that will
ultimately assure the unity and
the integrity of nation and this
perspective is our main concern
ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF SECULARISM
• Constitution of India deals with the positive aspect

of secularism. It talks about giving equal respect to
all religions and also protects them equally.
• Secularism is about mutual tolerance with mutual
respect between various religion . the state plays a
pro active role in order to promote religious
fraternity and mutual tolerance
• The word “secular” was added by 42nd amendment
act
RELATED
CONSTITUTIONAL
PROVISIONS
• Article 25 – all persons are equally entitled to freedom of
conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and
propogate religion
• Article 26 – subject to public order, morality and health,
every religious denomination or any section have the
right to establish and maintain institutions for religious
and charitable purposes, to manage its own affairs in
matters of religion.
• Article 27 – no person shall be compelled to pay any
taxes for the promotion or maintenance of any
particular religion or religious denomination
• Article 28 – it talks about religious instructions in
educational institutions
CASES RELATED TO SECULARISM
1. S.R BOMMAI V UNION OF INDIA
(1994 S.C)
The court had given us the characteristics of

secularism
• Secularism is mutual tolerance with mutual
respect between various religions
• Secularism is not anti religious or anti god rather
it’s a complete personal freedom to all
individuals.
• The state plays a pro active role in order to
promote religious fraternity and mutual tolerance
• The state has to take steps to ensure equal
protection to all individuals irrespective of their
religion
2. CHURCH OF GOD
V
K.K.R M.C WELFARE ASSOCIATION (2002 S.C)
In this case , a lot of sound

through loudspeakers was
created in the church and that
was causing noise pollution in the
locality, and the court held that –
playing the loudspeakers is not
an essential ritual of any religion
And therefore the court held that
– the playing of loudspeakers can
be controlled, it can be banned.
INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION &
ORS
V
STATE OF KERALA & ORS ( 2018 S.C)
• It was held that – morality in article 25 (clause1)
has to be seen as constitutional morality and
constitutional morality is a manifestation of the
fundamental constitutional precepts of equality,
liberty, justice, dignity and fraternity.
• No social practice or custom can be violative of the
requirements of constitutional morality, the values
of constitutional morality are a non – derogable
entitlement. Any social practice or custom
irrespective of what it is the source of its sanctity,
cannot be allowed to violate the inviolable
principles of constitutional morality and the
preambuler concepts of justice, equality, liberty,
dignity and fraternity. The exclusionary practice of

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• Constitution of India deals with the positive aspect

The court had given us the characteristics of

In this case , a lot of sound

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