Supreme Court in the context of the Swaminarayan sect taking the position that its followers did not profess the Hindu religion, a contention which the Court rejected. When a similar position was sought to be taken by the Ramakrishna Mission in Bramchari Sidheswar Bhai & ors. v. State of West Bengal, the Supreme Court reiterated the position set out in Shastri Yagnapurushdasji. Therefore, at least in two landmark judgments, the Supreme Court has recognised that Dharmic OET is different from the Christian and Islamic OETs, and that its approximation as ‘religion’ is only for the purposes of
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