The Travancore Devaswom Board told the Supreme Court of India that religion consists of beliefs and practices followed by a community sharing a broadly common identity and said the court should not determine validity of those religious beliefs.
The Supreme Court upheld the use of Urdu on Maharashtra municipal signboards, saying that Urdu is a language of the people and not connected to any religion. The Court added that there is no legal issue with using Urdu alongside Marathi.
