Supreme Court ruled that Shariyat courts are illegal. The Supreme Court ruled that the Shariyat courts that dispense justice among Muslim community members have no legal sanctity and at times their order infringes the fundamental rights of the people. Bench headed by Justice CK Prasad said that religious courts cannot pass an order that infringes on the fundamental rights of a person or of an affected person on a plea by a third person. The court said the Shariyat courts can only pass edicts and only when an affected person approaches it. The court said this while disposing of a petition that sought to put a cap on Shariyat courts, saying that they were functioning as parallel to the countrys judicial system.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 07:14:18 +0000
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