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Consider the following statements:
I. In a recent Supreme Court verdict pronounced by Justice Markandeya Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra, the court upheld the constitutionality of the Haj subsidy
II. Muslims are not the only beneficiaries of the secular state's generosity. Hindus have also received substantial financial support from the Government
With reference to the statements mentioned above, which of the following is correct?

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Recall what the 2012 Haj subsidy judgment actually directed. The court ordered the subsidy phased out within ten years rather than approving it.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • I only
  • II only
  • Both I and II
  • Neither I nor II
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

This is a current affairs question built on the 2012 Haj subsidy ruling. Answering it needs one fact about what the court ordered and one about the wider point made in the debate around it.

  1. I only: Wrong. It retains the inaccurate statement and rejects the accurate one.
  2. II only: Correct.
  3. Both I and II: Wrong, because the first statement misstates what the court decided.
  4. Neither I nor II: Wrong, because the second statement is accurate.

Take statement I first. The 2012 judgment in Union of India v. Rafique Shaikh Bhikan directed that the Haj subsidy be gradually reduced and completely wiped out within ten years, with the court suggesting the money be redirected to education and social development. The bench was Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, not Justice Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra. Both halves of statement I are therefore off: the composition of the bench and, more importantly, the claim that the subsidy was upheld. An order to phase something out over a decade is the opposite of an endorsement.

Statement II is sound. Government support for pilgrimage has never been limited to one religion. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra receives subsidy, State governments spend on pilgrim facilities at Hindu religious sites, and public money supports temple administration and fairs. Whatever view one takes of the policy, the factual claim that Hindus too have received substantial financial support from the Government holds up.

Let's summarize:

  • The Haj subsidy ruling ordered a phased abolition within ten years, not a stamp of constitutional approval.
  • State funding of pilgrimage extends across communities, including the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
  • So statement II stands and statement I does not.

Option (B) is the answer.

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