New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine whether a Parsi woman, marrying a Hindu man will be automatically converted as Hindu and lose the right of Parsi community.
A three-judge bench posted the matter for listing before a larger bench which is to commence hearing from Tuesday five important cases including the dispute between the Delhi government and the Centre on the ambit and powers of the Union Territory.
The CJI told the counsel for the parties that the larger bench would examine whether the ruling in the ‘triple talaq’ case would have a bearing in this issue.
The appeal in the Parsi case arose from a judgment of the Gujarat High Court which held that a Parsi woman, marrying a Hindu or of any other religious faith would lose the status of a Parsi and would automatically get converted to the religion of her husband.
