The Supreme Court is all set to examine whether the Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country are promoting any religion with a Hindi prayer which is sung in the morning assembly. The prayer in question is sung in more than 1100 Kendriya Vidyalaya schools.
The top court on Wednesday issued a notice to the government over a PIL against Hindi and Sanskrit school prayers stating that it is a very important constitutional issue.
Reportedly, an advocate filed the petition asserting that state-run institutes cannot promote any particular religion.
Given that the prayer includes some Sanskrit words along with Hindi, it has been reportedly said in the petition that the prayer was a violation of the Constitution. The students are required to folds hands and close the eyes to recite the prayer.
A bench headed by Justice Rohinton F Nariman has directed the Centre to respond in two weeks.