Abstract
In April 1988, a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Commission of Sati Prevention Act, 1987 " was filed in the Supreme Court by the Akhil Bharat Varshiya Dharma Sangh. 3 The main legal contention of the petitioner was that the impugned Central Act, which made the glorification of sati an offence punishable with a specified term of imprisonment, was violative of the fundamental rights of persons (professing the Hindu religion) relating to freedom of speech and expression, 3 freedom of conscience and free practise and propagation of religion' and the equality clause® under the Constitution.
Recommended Citation
Guruswamy, Menaka
(1995)
"Law on Sati and Suicide : a comparitive analysis,"
National Law School of India Review: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 20.
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/nlsir/vol7/iss1/20
