Dokhmenashini- Parsee Last Rites
Litigation News
[Disposal of COVID-19 victim bodies v. Parsee last rites] Right to religion subject to public order, morality, and health: Gujarat High Court
The Court rejected a plea by a Parsee Trust seeking permission to conduct traditional last rites (Dokhmenashini) for members who died of COVID-19.
The Gujarat High Court on Friday held that the protocol for disposal of bodies of those who succumbed to COVID-19 was not in violation of the fundamental right to religion of Parsees who practice Dokhmenashini (The Surat Parsi Panchayat Board v. Union Of India.)