Commissioner Of Police & Ors vs Acharya J. Avadhuta And Anr

The Supreme Court reiterated its earlier judgment in Acharya Jagdishwaranda Avadhuta & Others v. The Commissioner of Police, Calcutta & Another, (1984) 1 SCR 447, holding that the Tandava dance is not an essential practice of the Ananda Margi faith. The Court emphasized that the High Court's conclusion, which deemed the dance an integral part of the faith based on a revised edition of Carya Carya, was incorrect. The Court maintained that the earlier unanimous decision remains binding and that the Commissioner of Police's conditions for the performance of the dance were valid and enforceable.