Madras High Court Says Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta, Yoga Not Religious, Junks Home Ministry Order

Bhagavad Gita is civilisational knowledge, not a religious disqualification: Madras HC restores Bharatiya perspective

‘Bhagavad Gita not religious text’: Madras HC sets aside order denying FCRA registration to trust

Justice GR Swaminathan held that the Centre’s reasoning of the organisation being religious falls short of the requirements under the Act.

Repeated Heartburns For DMK And Dravidian Stocks: Justice GR Swaminathan Says Bhagavad Gita Is Not A Religious Book But Gem Of Bharathiya Civilization

The Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs refusing registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) to a trust engaged in teaching yoga and spreading the knowledge of Vedanta, holding that the Bhagavad Gita cannot be narrowly classified as a religious book. A Bench led by Justice GR Swaminathan ruled that the Centre’s conclusion that the petitioner (Arsha Vidya Parampara Trust) wa…

Madras High Court says Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta, Yoga not religious, junks home ministry order

The Madras High Court recently ruled that the Bhagavad Gita is a moral science and part of Bharatiya Civilisation, not just a religious text. This decision arose from a plea by the Arsha Vidya Parampara Trust regarding FCRA registration issues.

Bhagavad Gita is moral science, not a religious text, rules Madras High Court in FCRA case

Centre rejected a trust's plea to allow it to receive foreign funds, saying the trust was religious in nature as it taught the Gita.

Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta, and Yoga are philosophical, not religious: Madras High Court

The court set aside a Home Ministry order that had denied FCRA registration to a trust on the grounds that it was a religious organisation.