After split verdict, Supreme Court Bench issues order on burial of Chhattisgarh pastor

The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a split verdict over a plea by a Christian man from Chhattisgarh, who wanted burial of his father, a pastor who converted to Christianity, at the burial ground of their village in the Chhindwara district.

The Supreme Court (File Photo/PTI)

Petitioner Ramesh Baghel's father passed away on January 7.

While Justice BV Nagarathna, who was heading the two-judge bench, asked Baghel to bury his father in the family's private land, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said the burial should be held at a Christian cemetery in Karkapal, 20 km from the petitioner's village.

However, despite their differences, Justices Nagarathna and Sharma directed that the burial be conducted at the Karkapal village cemetery as the body of the petitioner's father has been in a mortuary for nearly three weeks.