British Hindu Wins Court of Appeal Funeral Pyre Battle
Friday, 26 February 2010 09:23 | 
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Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger has ruled that 'open air' funeral pyres were lawful under British law, fulfilling a 71 year old Hindu's plea to be 'naturally cremated in a sacrament of fire'.
In February 2006 Newcastle City Council rejected Davender Kumar Ghai's proposal for a designated, private natural cremation site enabling funeral pyre cremations - claiming they would be illegal under the Cremation Act 1902. That decision was upheld by the High Court in May 2009.
Lord Neuberger, Lord Justice Moore-Bick and Lord Justice Etherton considered the case in the Court of Appeal in January 2010 and, delivering the leading judgment, Lord Neuberger states that "I have come to the conclusion that Mr Ghai's wishes as to how, after his death, his remains are to be cremated can be accommodated under the Act and the Regulations."
Last Updated (Friday, 26 February 2010 09:25)
A New Funeralcare Branch in BermondseyFriday, 26 February 2010 09:28 | Written by Editor |
Last Updated (Friday, 26 February 2010 09:49) |
On Saturday 23 January, The Co-operative Funeralcare opened a branch office in Bermondsey, south east London. The Co-operative has had a presence in the locality since the 1930s (then trading as the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society), and part of their existing retail premises has been utilised to create the branch. Situated on Southwark Park Road and St James’s Road, the branch is in an area known locally as ‘The Blue’, its name coming from the pub in that area, which is called the Blue Anchor.
