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Excommunication Power - The Dawoodi Bohra community's leadership, particularly the community head (Dai), possesses the religious authority to excommunicate members as an essential part of their faith and discipline, aimed at maintaining community integrity Sardar Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb VS State Of Bombay - Supreme Court, Bhagwan Shrikrishna Virajman VS U. P. Sunni Central Waqf Board - Allahabad, Nikhil Soni VS Union of India - Rajasthan, Aishat Shifa VS State of Karnataka - Supreme Court.
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Legal Recognition - Courts have acknowledged that excommunication is a religious practice within the Dawoodi Bohra community, though it is not recognized as a statutory punishment under civil law. It can lead to civil rights being affected, such as social exclusion or loss of community privileges Mangyang Lima VS State Of Nagaland - Gauhati, Nikhil Soni VS Union of India - Rajasthan, Sardar Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb VS State Of Bombay - Supreme Court.
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Religious and Historical Significance - Excommunication is rooted in the community’s religious doctrines and has been historically practiced to uphold religious tenets. It is viewed as a necessary measure for community discipline and religious integrity Bhagwan Shrikrishna Virajman VS U. P. Sunni Central Waqf Board - Allahabad, Aishat Shifa VS State of Karnataka - Supreme Court.
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Rights and Controversies - While excommunication impacts civil rights and can interfere with individual freedoms, courts have generally recognized it as an internal religious matter. The practice has been subject to judicial scrutiny, especially regarding its implications on fundamental rights, but it remains an integral religious practice Nikhil Soni VS Union of India - Rajasthan, Ramesh Sharma VS State of Himachal Pradesh - Himachal Pradesh.
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Notable Cases - The Supreme Court and High Courts have examined the powers of the community head to excommunicate members, affirming that such powers are part of the religious faith but also highlighting the tension between religious practices and civil rights Bhagwan Shrikrishna Virajman VS U. P. Sunni Central Waqf Board - Allahabad, ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR FAIZAN MUSTAFA vs NARESH AGARWAL - Supreme Court, Sardar Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb VS State Of Bombay - Supreme Court.
Analysis and Conclusion:
Excommunication in the Dawoodi Bohra community is a historically and religiously significant practice, primarily exercised by the community’s spiritual head to discipline members and uphold religious doctrines. While courts recognize it as an internal religious matter, excommunication can have civil consequences, leading to legal debates about individual rights versus religious autonomy. Overall, it remains a core aspect of Dawoodi Bohra religious discipline, with judicial rulings affirming its religious legitimacy but also acknowledging its potential impact on civil liberties.
Search Results for "Historical Instances of Excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra"
1962 0 Supreme(SC) 1 • India - Supreme Court
A. K. SARKAR, K. C. DAS GUPTA, B. P. SINHA, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, J. R. MUDHOLKAR
NO STATE RELIGION, IN INDIA UNDER CONSTITUTION - EXCOMMUNICATION OF ANY MEMBER BY HEAD OF RELIGIOUS SECT ... ... Impartial historians have recognised, however, that many of the instances of excommunication were for the purpose of securing the ... this power of excommunication is an integral part of the religious faith and belief of the Dawoodi Bohra community. ... The mere fact tha....
2023 0 Supreme(All) 819 • India - Allahabad
ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA I
Mansoorali & Ors., 1947 SCC OnLine PC 63, in paragraph 4, has dealt with the effect of excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra community ... The question is whether the exclusionary practice which prevails in the Dawoodi Bohra community of excommunicating its members will ... Learned counsel for the applicants has explained the historical and religious nature of the suit and claimed that the hi....
2019 0 Supreme(Gau) 611 • India - Gauhati
N.KOTISWAR SINGH
or ex-communication as the case may be –Thus, as evident from above, statutory laws do not recognize any form of punishment of excommunication ... It was contended that the right of the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community to ex- communicate is an essential part of the creed of ... the Dawoodi Bohra sect as it is a necessary measure of discipline for maintenance of integrity of the community, to hold toget....
2015 0 Supreme(Raj) 516 • India - Rajasthan
SUNIL AMBWANI, VEERENDR SINGH SIRADHANA
The mere fact that certain civil rights which might be lost by members of the Dawoodi Bohra community as a result of excommunication ... It, therefore, clearly interferes with the right of the Dawoodi Bohra community under cl.(b) of Art.26 of the Constitution..... ... He submits that no religion howsoever historical, pure or revered, can permit or allow a person to commit death by choice....
2020 0 Supreme(P&H) 693 • India - Punjab and Haryana
RAJIV SHARMA, AJAY TEWARI
It is not disputed that the petitioner is the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community or that the Dawoodi Bohra community is a religious ... Taking the case of the Dawoodi Bohra community, if the Dai excommunicated a person on the ground of forswearing the basic tenets ... instances of such removal have been placed on record before the Court, namely, the grave of Mumtaz Mah....
2018 0 Supreme(SC) 959 • India - Supreme Court
DIPAK MISRA, A. M. KHANWILKAR, ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, INDU MALHOTRA
the pilgrimage and praying at the Sabarimala temple – Whether an essential part of religion – Kerala High court noticing several instances ... The merefact that certain civil rights which might be lost by members of the Dawoodi Bohra community as a result of excommunication ... The Court held that the practice of excommunication within the Dawoodi Bohra faith on religio....
2024 Supreme(Online)(SC) 11715 • India - Supreme Court of India
In the said case, which concerned the powers of excommunication of the head of Dawoodi Bohra community, a five-Judge Bench of this ... This concept was extensively ratiocinated in Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community vs. ... The position of law laid down in Central Board of Dawoodi Bohra Community (supra) is correct.
2022 0 Supreme(SC) 1043 • India - Supreme Court
HEMANT GUPTA, SUDHANSHU DHULIA
(v) In Dawoodi Bohra, the religious faith and tenets of Dawoodi Bohra community conferring power of excommunication ... It is noted that the issue of essential religious practices in the context of Islamic law has been raised at earlier instances also ... The political philosophy of a secular government has been developed in the West in the historical context of the pr....
• India - High Court of Rajasthan - High Court Bench at Jaipur
clearly interferes with the right of the Dawoodi
2014 0 Supreme(HP) 1209 • India - Himachal Pradesh
RAJIV SHARMA, SURESHWAR THAKUR
It is not disputed that the petitioner is the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community or that the Dawoodi Bohra community is a religious ... Taking the case of the Dawoodi Bohra community, if the Dai excommunicated a person on the ground of forswearing the basic tenets ... instances of such removal have been placed on record before the Court, namely, the grave of Mumtaz Mah....
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