SC has always upheld and strengthened secularism, but its Ayodhya ruling is problematic on that score | The Indian Express

SC has always upheld and strengthened secularism, but its Ayodhya ruling is problematic on that score | The Indian Express

Written by Madhav Godbole |Updated: November 19, 2019 9:46:20 am

SC has always upheld and strengthened secularism, but its Ayodhya ruling is problematic on that score

The Supreme Court decision leaves one with an impression that even if the majority community takes the law into its hands and destroys and damages a place of worship of any minority community, it can be rewarded, and the state can just wither away! This is the most unnerving

The Supreme Court gave a further boost to secularism by its rulings in cases pertaining to the governance of the country. Illustration by C R Sasikumar

India’s Supreme Court is acclaimed as the most powerful among its counterparts in the world. It has rewritten the Constitution of the country on several major issues. It has even become the third chamber of Parliament. Its verdict in the Ayodhya case must be evaluated in this light.