Supreme Court in India lifts ban on Santhara
New Delhi: The Supreme Court in India has suspended a ban order of the Rajasthan high court over the controversial Jain ritual of fasting unto death which is popularly known by the name Santhara
Earlier this month, the high court had ruled that the voluntary religious practice of Santhara was a kind of suicide and, therefore, illegal also.
People belong to Jainism had protested against the order, saying that even though suicide was sin, Santhara was a religious ritual based act.
The top court...
