Judge's statement on Bhagvad Geeta sparks debate * http://ibnlive.com/news/judges-statement-on-bhagvad-geeta-sparks-debate/48408-3.html *
*New Delhi:* A statement made by a judge in the Allahabad High Court has sparked a controversy. Justice S N Srivastava observed that the Bhagvad Geeta should be made the National Dharma Shastra of the country. Justice Srivastava had made the observation on August 30, while hearing a case filed by Shyamal Ranjan Mukherji, a priest at the Gopal Thakur Mandir in Varanasi. The judge said that under Article 51-A of the Constitution it's the duty of every citizen to follow the principles propounded by the Geeta. Justice Srivastava had caused a flutter earlier this year, when he ruled that Muslim run educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh are not entitled to benefits enjoyed by minority institutions. The order was, however, stayed the very next day by a division bench of the High Court. Justice Srivastava had retired on September 4 five days after passing the latest order. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality." - Dr BR Ambedkar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
