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SC declines PIL to declare Bhagavad Gita as national text

The Supreme Court Has Declined To Entertain A Plea Seeking To Declare Bhagavad Gita As National Text Saying The Subject Falls Outside Its Domain.

PTI | Updated on: 20 Mar 2015, 07:08:37 PM

New Delhi:

The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking to declare Bhagavad Gita as national text saying the subject falls outside its domain.

“How can we say. Every citizen has a mindset which is a sacred book. How can we give a declaration,” a bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justices M Y Eqbal and Arun Mihra said.

The PIL was filed by advocate M K Balakrishnan. 

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First Published : 20 Mar 2015, 07:05:00 PM

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