Chhattisgarh HC Upholds School Prayer Circular, Says Gayatri Mantra Is Moral Instruction, Not Religious Teaching

Bilaspur, July 8, 2026: The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition challenging a State government circular directing government schools to recite Saraswati Vandana, Gayatri Mantra, Guru Mantra and other prayers, holding that there is no evidence that students are being forced to participate. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad ruled that the petition was premature as the petitioners failed to establish any actual violation of fundamental rights or show that students had been compelled to take part in