The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine an appeal by the Hindu Dharma Parishad against an order of the Madras High Court, which said the right to practise religion was subservient to the right to life.
A Bench, led by Justice Indira Banerjee, issued notice to Tamil Nadu.
The High Court had upheld the State government’s decision not to open religious places during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, while calling the plea made by the Parishad ‘petty’ in nature.