tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729735685376119377.post3404130879959069561..comments2023-10-07T02:05:43.702-07:00Comments on Saral Sarkar's writings: Rights of Rivers? -- Are They Realizable? Saral Sarkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801618107395376433noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729735685376119377.post-80834378248138067392017-05-01T03:09:48.993-07:002017-05-01T03:09:48.993-07:00Dear SS,
This I think has been taken from the al...Dear SS, <br /><br />This I think has been taken from the already existing practice and legal provision of holding a deity in a temple as a juristic person. Similarly if rivers are being worshipped and gifted as deities, may be the Uttarakhand High Court ruling may not be wrong but if there is no such practice it may be of doubtful validity. Worshipped they are no doubt, but are any gifts and jagirs given in their names - as Ganga Mayee or Jamuna Mayee etc.?<br /><br />This article dealing with deities and the Sikh Guru Granth Saheb as juristic persons but rejecting mosque as a juristic person may shed some light on this issue. <br />http://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/2010/10/lord-ram-juristic-person-and-legal-history-religious-juristic-persons/<br />-----------------------<br /><br />Dear Mallikarjun,<br /><br />many thanks for drawing my attention to the fact that in Indian legal practice deities are treated as a juristic person. At first I thought that the Uttarakhand High Court judge gave the ruling in the interest of protecting the environment of the rivers. But now it seems you may be right, that the judge gave this ruling in favour two deities. <br /> You are a lawyer. Surely all lawyers can get and read the justification the judge gave for his ruling! Would you please do this work for us? Also interesting would be to know who the plaintiff was; and the argument/reason for the plaintiff to go to court.<br /> I am copying this to Ashish Kothari, one of the two authors of the original article. He may be glad to receive this information. You may also write to him straight.<br /><br />With best wishes<br /><br />SS<br />Saral Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801618107395376433noreply@blogger.com