Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta & Yoga Are Philosophical and Not Religious: Madras HC

Arsha Vidya Parampara Trust Vs Union of India (Madras High Court) Compounded FCRA Lapse Can’t Be Used to Deny Registration: Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta & Yoga Are Not “Religious” Activities The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court set aside the rejection of FCRA registration granted to Arsha Vidya Parampara Trust, holding that once an FCRA violation is compounded, it cannot be used as an adverse ground to deny registration, and further ruled that teaching Bhagavad Gita, Vedanta & Yoga does not make an institution a “religious organisation” under FCRA. The Trust, established in 2...