Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Article 14 & Hereditary Temple Rights | Non-Contagious Vitiligo Cannot Disqualify Sannidhi Paricharaka Duties : Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court rules that hereditary temple servants (Sannidhi Paricharaka) cannot be barred from performing religious duties due to non-contagious vitiligo, reinforcing constitutional equality under Article 14. The court permits regulated delegation of duties while prohibiting discrimination based on medical conditions unrelated to ritual competence.