Respectful Last Rites As Important As Other Fundamental Rights: High Court
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Should people "go to Mars" for burial?, asked an exasperated High Court and pointed out that since November, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has not been able to find a plot for a burial ground.
The right of a dead person to a decent and respectful last rite is as important as other fundamental rights, the Bombay High Court observed on Monday while hearing a PIL seeking additional burial grounds for Mumbai's eastern suburbs.
Should people "go to Mars" for burial?, asked an exasperated High Court and pointed out that since November, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has not been able to find a plot for a burial ground.
A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar pulled up the BMC for its callous approach in providing additional burial grounds for the eastern suburbs for over two years.
