New Delh, Jan. 28 -- In a case that laid bare a schism not only within a Chhatisgarh village but also the Supreme Court, two judges found themselves at odds over where a Christian man's burial should take place. Justice BV Nagarathna, voicing strong condemnation against the actions of local authorities in opposing the burial in the village graveyard, and justice Satish Chandra Sharma, emphasising procedural propriety, issued contrasting opinions. P8

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hindustan Times....