{"id":47910,"date":"2017-04-21T03:52:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T22:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=47910"},"modified":"2017-04-21T04:09:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T22:39:22","slug":"sc-examine-parsi-womans-right-religious-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-examine-parsi-womans-right-religious-identity","title":{"rendered":"SC to examine Parsi woman&#8217;s right of religious identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_47555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47555\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/SC-upholds-life-term.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-upholds-life-term-3-killing-gujarat-shiv-sena-leader\/sc-upholds-life-term\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/SC-upholds-life-term.jpg?fit=299%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"299,169\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SC upholds life term\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/SC-upholds-life-term.jpg?fit=299%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/SC-upholds-life-term.jpg?fit=299%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-47555 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/SC-upholds-life-term.jpg?resize=299%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SC to examine Parsi woman's right of religious identity\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/SC-upholds-life-term.jpg?w=299&amp;ssl=1 299w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/SC-upholds-life-term.jpg?resize=150%2C85&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SC to examine Parsi woman&#8217;s right of religious identity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a contentious issue whether a Parsi woman can be deprived of her religious identity, acquired by the virtue of her birth, after marrying a man of different religion.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court was dealing with an appeal challenging the Gujarat High Court&#8217;s March 2012 verdict in which it was held that a born Parsi woman, by contracting civil marriage with a non Parsi under the Special Marriage Act, would cease to be a Parsi.<\/p>\n<p>It was also held that she would be deemed to have acquired the religious status of her husband unless a declaration is made by a court for continuation of her Parsi status.<\/p>\n<p>A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra observed that the issue actually dealt with the aspect of &#8220;religious identity&#8221; of a woman.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are actually dealing with identity&#8230; Presently it is about religious identity, as before marriage, you are a Parsi and you say after marrying a Hindu man, I cannot be deprived of my identity by virtue of birth and my identity by religion,&#8221; the bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and M M Shantanagoudar, said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There has to be a broader canvass of understanding,&#8221; the bench observed and fixed the matter for hearing in the first week of August.<\/p>\n<p>The counsel appearing for the petitioner said the issue which required consideration was whether a woman, after her marriage, is deemed to have acquired the religion of her husband.<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner, a born Parsi woman, had approached the high court contending that even after her marriage with a Hindu man, she has continued to follow Zoroastrian religion and thus she has the right to enjoy all privileges under the Parsi religion, including right to offer prayers at Agiari, a Parsi temple having the &#8216;holy fire&#8217; 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