Saurav Datta : The Supreme Court ruling on Sharia law is actually a fine expression of pluralism. In the Supreme Court’s ruling on Lochan’s petition, delivered on Monday, it held that fatwas were legally non-enforceable, and unless an individual voluntarily asked for it, no fatwa could be issued. Moreover, any fatwa impinging upon a citizen’s fundamental rights would be illegal, and the person or cleric trying to enforce it would be dealt with in accordance with the law. the courts said that all fatwas were not bad, that they posed no threat to either the Constitution or India’s legal system, and that it would be inappropriate to rule on matters of religion and theology The court did not support Lochan’s plea to ban fatwas altogether. Rather, it set a fine balance. In holding that seminaries and clerics were free to issue fatwas with respect to matters that affected the community at large, the court was actually protecting Muslims’ rights as religious minorities.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 06:14:11 +0000
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