Indian Supreme Court Emphasizes Lawmakers' Role in Religious Reforms

'People's will through lawmakers can bring religious reforms': Supreme Court

Constitutional courts should be extremely reluctant to alter religious practices, a nine-judge Supreme Court bench cautioned. Only the will of the people, expressed through elected representatives in Parliament and assemblies, can bring about reforms in religious customs. The court emphasized that it's impossible to scrutinize every religious practice.

By DHANANJAY MAHAPATRA