‘We are pained,’ says SC as Christian man denied burial for father in Chhattisgarh village
The Supreme Court criticised the High Court and state authorities for failing to address religious discrimination.
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The Supreme Court on Monday said it was pained that the Chhattisgarh government and High Court had not been able to resolve the complaint of a Christian man who claimed he was not allowed to bury his father’s body at a graveyard in Bastar’s Chhindawada village, reported Bar and Bench.
The man, Ramesh Baghel, has not been able to bury his father Subhash, who was a pastor, in the village graveyard after objections from residents, PTI reported on Saturday.
Subhash, a senior citizen, died on January 7 due to illness. The body has been kept in a mortuary for 13 days.
Baghel moved the Supreme Court after the Chhattisgarh High Court rejected his plea on January 9. The Supreme Court on Saturday asked the Chhattisgarh government to respond to Baghel’s plea by Monday.
“Why cannot a person be buried where they wanted to?” the bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma asked on Monday.
“We are sorry to say that a person has to come to Supreme Court for the burial of his father,” the bench added. “The High Court, panchayat, etc. are not able to solve the problem. The High Court says there will be law and order problem…We are pained at this.”
The court posted the matter for hearing next on January...
