Supreme Court clears Haj 2006 subsidy with rider

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday stayed an Allahabad High Court order restraining the central government from granting financial subsidy to Haj pilgrims, even as it questioned the practice for possibly violating the secular character of the constitution.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, Justice A.R. Lakshmanan and Justice C.K. Thakker granted the stay while ordering notice on a special leave petition filed by the government against the high court order.
It asked Solicitor General G.E. Vahanvati ‘whether granting subsidy for a pilgrimage does not violate the secular character of our constitution that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of religion.
18/09/06 India eNews.com

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