Campaigner challenges law on pyres.A HINDU campaigner will challenge the law on religious burials in the UK in the High Court next week. Davender Ghai, the founder of the Anglo-Asian Friendship Society (AAFS), an independent charity based in Newcastle Newcastle, city, Australia Newcastle, city (1991 pop. 262,331), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the center of one of the country's largest coal-mining areas and is a large port. Coal, wool, iron and steel, and wheat are exported. , will try and win the right to be cremated on traditional open-air pyre. The Royal Courts of Justice will hold a judicial review into a decision taken by Newcastle City Council in 2006 to refuse AAFS a permit for an open air funeral pyre site. During the hearing, due to be held on March 24, a judge will review Britain's cremation cremation, disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. It has been found among the chiefdoms of the Pacific Northwest, among Northern Athapascan bands in Alaska, and among Canadian cultural groups. laws and decide whether Mr Ghai has a legal right to a Hindu religious cremation in the open air. The 70-year-old said he sought to "clarify (company) Clarify - A software vendor, specialising in Customer Relationship Management software. Nortel Networks sold Clarify to Amdocs in 2002. http://amdocsclarify.com/. and enforce the law, not disrespect it." |
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