Apex Court Issues Notice On SPP’s Plea To Allow Dokhmenashini For Covid Victims

Apex Court Issues Notice On SPP’s Plea To Allow Dokhmenashini For Covid Victims

ByPT Reporter

On 6th December, 2021, revered lawyer, Fali S Nariman, appearing on behalf of the Surat Parsi Panchayat (SPP) Board, took on the legal battle in the Supreme Court, to preserve the Parsi community’s right to ‘Dokhmenashini’ – the traditional practice of submitting the corpse to the elements of nature, at the Tower of Silence. Arguing…

Centre Asks Gujarat HC For Time Regarding Plea To Allow Dokhmenashini For Covid Victims

Centre Asks Gujarat HC For Time Regarding Plea To Allow Dokhmenashini For Covid Victims

ByPT Reporter

– High Court Hearing Scheduled For 9th June, 2021 – On 27th May, 2021, the Central Govt. asked the Gujarat High Court for more time to file its reply to the Parsi petition seeking the right to perform Dokhmenashini (customary burial) for Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians who had succumbed to Covid. Currently, community members who have passed…