The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an interim order restraining the forcible exhumation and relocation of the bodies of Adivasi Christians from their village burial grounds in Chhattisgarh, Live Law reported.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria was hearing a public interest litigation alleging that the bodies of Adivasi Christians were being forcibly exhumed and relocated to undisclosed locations.
The petitioners also alleged that the community was being denied burial rights in their villages, Bar and Bench reported.
The bench sought a response from the Chhattisgarh government and directed that no further exhumation of buried bodies be carried out in the meantime.
The petition was filed by the Chhattisgarh Association for Justice and Equality, some pastors, social activists, a doctor and three residents of the state under Article 32 of the Constitution, Live Law reported.
Article 32 allows individuals to directly approach the Supreme Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
The petitioners alleged that a split verdict delivered by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2025, in another case was being used by the Chhattisgarh Police to prevent the burial of Adivasi Christians in their villages, Live Law reported. This was taking place even in villages where there was no local dispute, it added.
The January 26 verdict had come on a petition challenging the Chhattisgarh High Court’s January 9 ruling denying a Christian...
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