Why Gujarat HC ordered Muslim family to shift buried body to community graveyard The Gujarat High Court's recent ruling dismissing a Muslim family's plea to bury their deceased relative on disputed land near a Hindu crematorium has highlighted the contentious nature of interfaith relations in India's Gujarat state.
This is not an isolated incident but rather a symptom of long standing tensions over land ownership and burial grounds.
On one level, the dispute appears to be about bureaucratic procedures and adherence to local regulations. The family had used 27 guntha piece of land for the burial without permission from village authorities.