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Court said that neither the court, nor the Government has any such power to delete any shlokas from any of the religious texts.
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed seeking removal of "75 fictitious mantras and 87 mantras of Brahman Bhag" from Shukla Yajurveda Samhita.
The bench of Justice Manish Kumar and Justice Vivek Chaudhary said that:
"Such a relief can neither be granted by this Court nor the Union of India or State of U.P. has any such power to delete any shlokas from any of the religious texts."
Petitioner, Vidhu Shekhar Trivedi, who was appearing in person in the matter, had filed the present PIL for the following primary relief:
"A writ, order of direction in the nature of mandamus be issued commanding the opposite parties to immediately remove 75 fictitious mantras and 87 mantras of Brahman Bhag as mentioned in annexure no.1 of this writ petition from Shukla Yajurveda Samhita."
When the matter was taken up on August 17, 2023 for hearing, he sent an illness slip. Although, DSGI Senior Advocate Surya Bhan Pandey assisted Adv Varun Pandey was present on behalf of the Union of India, and the State was represented by the standing counsel.
The division bench, in view of the prayer made in the petition, found it not maintainable. Therefore, dismissed the same.
Shukla Yajurveda Samhita contains the verses necessary for rituals and has separately a Brahmana text, the Shatapatha Brahmana.
Case Title: Vidhu Shekhar Trivedi v. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Culture Civil Secrt. U.P. Lko. And Others
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