Meetings are encouraged by the Meghalaya High Court to consider common crematoriums
In order to persuade the Hindu and indigenous Khasi and Jaintia communities to accept one crematorium or one location for the cremation of the deceased, the High Court of Meghalaya has ordered the district adjudicators, acting through the officials beneath them, to meet with these groups. "We note that the court's investigation at the time was limited to, among other things, cremation facilities in Meghalaya's major municipalities," the court stated in its ruling dated September 22, 2023. According to the court, the cremation practices of the native Khasi and Jaintia tribes are comparable to those of Hindus.
In order to inform the Amicus Curiae of any location within a specific area where a crematorium or ground for the cremation of the deceased is not available within 10 kilometers, t...
