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Supreme Court Allows Burial of Christian Father in Native Village Graveyard — Right to Dignified Burial Upheld Under Article 21. State Directed to Provide Police Protection Despite Opposition from Villagers.

The appellant, Ramesh Baghel, a third-generation Christian belonging to the Mahra community, sought to bury his deceased father in the village graveya...

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High Court Allows Writ Petition and Quashes Circular Condition Requiring Priest's Presence for Marriage Registration. Circular Condition Held Arbitrary and Contrary to Section 6(1)(b) of Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998.

The case arose from a writ petition filed by a purohit working at Kalaram Temple in Nashik, challenging a condition in a circular issued by the Regist...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Chief Officer in Idol Dumping Case — No Intent to Insult Religion Found. Section 295 IPC requires deliberate and malicious intention to outrage religious feelings, which was absent as the applicant acted in discharge of official duties.

The applicant, Dhondiba Irba Namwad, was the Chief Officer of Municipal Council, Khamgaon, District Buldhana. He filed a criminal application under Se...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Tests for Determining Public Character of Temples in Dispute Over Temple Ownership. Factors Include Public Worship Rights, Contributions, and Management Consciousness; Architectural Appearance Not Decisive.

The Supreme Court, in this appeal arising from a Bombay High Court decree, examined the criteria for distinguishing a public temple from a private one...

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High Court Frames Substantial Questions of Law in Second Appeal Involving Exclusive Right to Perform Puja in Privately Owned Temple. Appeal Raises Issues on Admissibility of Old Documents Under Section 90 of Indian Evidence Act and Bar of Suit Under Bombay Hindu Places of Public Worship Act, 1956.

Background: The litigation arose from a dispute between two Hindu communities, the Badaves (plaintiffs) and the Lingayats (defendants), over the right...