SC to hear plea against Kerala churches compulsory confessions
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New Delhi, Jan 8 : The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a PIL by a group of Christian women from Kerala questioning the practice of compulsory confessions in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, terming the practice as violative of the constitutional rights to freedom of religion and privacy.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian allowed petitioner Bina Titty and others to amend the petition to bring some additional facts in the matter.
SC to hear PIL against Kerala churches compulsory confessions
Mukul Rohatgi submitted that the male priests have abused the confessions made by the women
Friday January 8, 2021 4:43 PM, IANS
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a PIL by a group of Christian women from Kerala questioning the practice of compulsory confessions in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, terming the practice as violative of the constitutional rights to freedom of religion and privacy.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian allowed petitioner Bina Titty and others to amend the petition to bring some additional facts in the matter.
SC to hear plea against compulsory nature of confessions to priests
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Forced confessions violated the right to privacy, says Mukul Rohatgi, for the petitioners
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Forced confessions violated the right to privacy, says Mukul Rohatgi, for the petitioners
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider after three weeks a petition filed by a group of women against the compulsory nature of sacred confessions to priests in Christianity.
Appearing before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, for the petitioners, said “confessions are being abused”.
But Chief Justice Bobde said the veracity of such allegations would depend on the individual facts in every case.
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The petitioners said women are being forced to confess and such confession is being “used to exploit them sexually” by threatening to divulge the contents to the parent or husband.(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
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The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a petition which has raised the question of “forced/mandatory confessions” in the Kerala-based Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and its alleged abuse.