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Parsi body approaches HC over last rites of community members

Parsi body approaches HC over last rites of community members
Written by Varnika Sharma
(Sourced from PTI)
May 22, 2021, 05:34 pm 2 min read
Parsi body approaches HC over last rites of community members
Parsis want to be able to perform traditional last rites of their community members

The Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to the Central, state governments, and local authorities in Surat over a Parsi Panchayat body's plea seeking permission for them to perform the last rites of community members who died of COVID-19, as per the Zoroastrian tradition. The court of Justice Nirzar Desai on Friday issued a notice to the respondents, returnable on May 27.

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Here is what the plea says

In its plea, the Surat Parsi Panchayat Board, along with its trustee Homi Doodhwala, sought to protect the fundamental right to perform the last rites of members of the community who died of COVID-19, as per the tradition of Dokhamanshini.

Tradition
Bodies currently are either being cremated or buried

In the Dokhamanshini tradition, the body is kept at a height in a structure referred to as a well or silence tower, to be eaten by vultures, and remains are left to decompose under the sun, it was stated. In the absence of specific guidelines for disposal of Parsi body, authorities have compelled relatives of deceased patients to opt for cremation, the plea stated.

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Authorities compelling the community to opt for cremation: Lawyer

The petition, moved by lawyer Asim Pandya, said the community has been compelled by the authorities to opt for cremation or burial of the deceased members "as against their religious practice and sentiments."

Violation
Fundamental rights of Parsis being violated: Plea

"Since the guidelines do not recognize other methods of disposing of bodies of deceased COVID-19 patients, respondents (state, Surat Municipal Corporation, and Surat collector) do not allow the Parsi community to follow their religious and customary mandate for last rites," it said. The interpretation of the local authorities is causing problems, resulting in violation of the fundamental rights of Parsis, the plea stated.

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Varnika Sharma is a lifestyle writer at NewsBytes. She started her career with NewsBytes and her work has focused on national and lifestyle news. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Bennett University, Noida, and an advanced diploma in Media Laws from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
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