Aid To Minority Institutions Challenged

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court appointed Vedula Srinivas as amicus curie in a batch of writ petitions challenging the government orders pertaining to the alleged promotion of minority religions such as Christianity. The bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Anil Kumar was dealing with a batch of writ pleas field by Dr Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary and others contending that the government had extended grant-in-aid for the promotion of religious purposes of Christianity inter alia for



construction, repair, maintenance, improvement and renovation of institutions belonging to Christians. 

It was the case of the petitioner that such action of the government to promote particular minority religious institutions was violative of Part III of the Constitution of India. The bench upon considering the submissions and public interest involved, appointed an amicus curie to assist the court. The matter was posted to next week for further hearing.