The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Government subsidy for Haj pilgrimage or similar benefits for other religions is not violative of the Constitution. The apex court rejected the argument that grant of subsidy for Muslims undertaking the Haj amounts to violation of Articles 14 (equality),15 b(non-discrimination) and 27 (no public taxing for promoting any religion).A bench of justices Markandeya Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra said in an order that nothing was unconstitutional if a small portion of public money is used for subidising pilgrimage.The apex court made the remarks while dismissing a petition filed by former BJP MP Prafull Goradia challenging the constitutional validity of the Haj Committee Act 1959 on the ground that it was violative of the Constitution particularly, Article 27.