Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting choose of the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom, stated he had no hesitation in saying that “Hindustan would run as per the needs of the bulk individuals” residing within the nation.
“That is the regulation…. The regulation, actually, works in response to the bulk. Take a look at it within the context of household or society… Solely what advantages the welfare and happiness of the bulk can be accepted,” Justice Yadav was quoted as saying by LiveLaw.
He made the controversial remarks whereas talking on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) occasion in Pragyagraj. One other sitting Excessive Courtroom choose, Justice Dinesh Pathak was additionally current.
With out naming the Muslim neighborhood, the choose stated that practices like having a number of wives, triple talaq and halal had been “unacceptable”.
“For those who say that our private regulation permits this, it is not going to be accepted. You possibly can’t disrespect a girl who has been recognised as a goddess in our Shastras and Vedas. You possibly can’t declare the suitable to have 4 wives, carry out halal, or apply triple talaq. You say, ‘we’ve the suitable to triple talaq and never give upkeep to girls’. However this proper is not going to work. The UCC is not one thing that the VHP, RSS, or Hinduism advocate. The nation’s prime court docket additionally talks about it,” he added.
The choose acknowledged that there have been social evils in Hinduism like youngster marriage and Sati, “however reformers like Ram Mohan Roy fought to finish these practices”.
He additionally stated that Hindus don’t count on different communities to comply with the identical tradition and traditions, however they’re “positively anticipated to not disrespect the tradition of this nation, the nice personalities, and the god of this land”.
“In our nation, we’re taught to not hurt even the smallest animals, to not kill ants, and this lesson is ingrained in us. Maybe that’s the reason we’re tolerant and compassionate; we really feel ache when others undergo. However in your tradition, from a younger age, kids are uncovered to the slaughter of animals. How will you count on them to be tolerant and compassionate?”
Whereas expressing hope for a nationwide UCC, he stated that constructing the Ram Temple in Ayodhya took time, however “the day is just not far when it will likely be clear that if there may be one nation, there ought to be one regulation, and one penal regulation. Those that attempt to deceive or run their very own agendas is not going to final lengthy”.
This isn’t the primary time that Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav has made controversial remarks.
In September 2021, he made nationwide headlines after observing that “scientists imagine that the cow is the one animal that exhales oxygen”. He additionally referred to as on Parliament to make the cow the nationwide animal and declare cow safety as a “Elementary Proper of Hindus”.
These remarks had been made whereas rejecting the bail plea of a person accused of theft and trafficking of cows underneath the UP Cow Slaughter Act.
Additionally that yr, he made a “suggestion” to the Election Fee to ban election rallies and postpone the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections as a result of Covid-19 risk.
