Supreme Court of India

The Surat Parsi Panchayat Board and Another v. Union of India and Others

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 4 February 2022

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Constitution of India: Art.25 – Freedom of religion – Appellant-Surat Parsi Panchayat Board filed petition before the High Court seeking, among other things, directions to allow the performance of Dokhmenashini or funeral rights in the Dokhmas belonging to the Parsi Zoroastrian community – The basis of the grievance was that the protocols which were notified on 15 March 2020 by the Union Government during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic setting out modalities for the disposal of dead bodies did not comport with the tenets of the Zoroastrian faith – High Court dismissed the petition – Hence…

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