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Chhattisgarh HC: No child can be compelled to recite Hindu prayers
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 03 Jul 2026, 07:16 PM
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The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that no student can be forced to recite Hindu prayers, following a dispute concerning a government order.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued a significant ruling stating that no child can be compelled to recite Hindu prayers. This judicial pronouncement comes in the wake of a controversy that arose over a government order.
The court's decision emphasizes the principle that religious instruction or practice should not be imposed upon students against their will or without consent. The ruling is expected to have implications for the implementation of prayer sessions in educational institutions within the state.
Further details regarding the specific government order that led to the legal challenge and the court's detailed reasoning are awaited, but the core directive against forced recitation of Hindu prayers has been firmly established.
The court's decision emphasizes the principle that religious instruction or practice should not be imposed upon students against their will or without consent. The ruling is expected to have implications for the implementation of prayer sessions in educational institutions within the state.
Further details regarding the specific government order that led to the legal challenge and the court's detailed reasoning are awaited, but the core directive against forced recitation of Hindu prayers has been firmly established.