https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459015 Articles 25 and 26 protect essential religious practices, including worship, rituals and observances in accordance with temple usages and Agamas, but not hereditary succession to a temple office. The office of archaka was treated as distinct from the religious acts performed by the archaka, so abolition of hereditary rights was valid because it only broadened eligibility for appointment and did not interfere with worship. Customary emoluments, shares in offerings, prasadams and hundi collections were held to be incidents of the abolished hereditary office, and could lawfully be replaced by salary-based remuneration. Prescribing qualifications, discipline and transfer for archakas was also upheld as secular temple administration, subject to the temple's religious usages. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:15:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459015 Articles 25 and 26 protect essential religious practices, including worship, rituals and observances in accordance with temple usages and Agamas, but not hereditary succession to a temple office. The office of archaka was treated as distinct from the religious acts performed by the archaka, so abolition of hereditary rights was valid because it only broadened eligibility for appointment and did not interfere with worship. Customary emoluments, shares in offerings, prasadams and hundi collections were held to be incidents of the abolished hereditary office, and could lawfully be replaced by salary-based remuneration. Prescribing qualifications, discipline and transfer for archakas was also upheld as secular temple administration, subject to the temple's religious usages. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459015