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Respectful Last Rites As Important As Other Fundamental Rights: High Court
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.
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"Dead Have Rights": Bombay High Court On Request For More Burial Grounds
The dead have a fundamental right under the Constitution to be buried with dignity, the Bombay High Court said, while hearing a plea highlighting the lack of a burial space in the eastern suburbs of the city.
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No Evidence To Show COVID-19 Spreads Through Corpses: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Friday said the Mumbai civic corporation has power to designate any cemetery or burial ground for disposal of bodies of COVID-19 victims and noted there was no scientific study to show that the novel coronavirus spreads through cadavers.
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Top Court Asks Bombay High Court To Decide Plea Against COVID-19 Burials
The Supreme Court Monday asked the Bombay High Court to decide the plea, preferably within two weeks, opposing the burial of people dying of COVID-19 in a cemetery in Mumbai's Bandra west locality on the ground that it might spread infection in adjoining areas.
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Respectful Last Rites As Important As Other Fundamental Rights: High Court
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.
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"Dead Have Rights": Bombay High Court On Request For More Burial Grounds
The dead have a fundamental right under the Constitution to be buried with dignity, the Bombay High Court said, while hearing a plea highlighting the lack of a burial space in the eastern suburbs of the city.
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No Evidence To Show COVID-19 Spreads Through Corpses: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Friday said the Mumbai civic corporation has power to designate any cemetery or burial ground for disposal of bodies of COVID-19 victims and noted there was no scientific study to show that the novel coronavirus spreads through cadavers.
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Top Court Asks Bombay High Court To Decide Plea Against COVID-19 Burials
The Supreme Court Monday asked the Bombay High Court to decide the plea, preferably within two weeks, opposing the burial of people dying of COVID-19 in a cemetery in Mumbai's Bandra west locality on the ground that it might spread infection in adjoining areas.
