Important Judgment Pronounced Today on India Should have Declared Hindu Country (24th May, 2019) Amaresh Patel LANDMARK JUDGMENT Fri, May 24, 2019, at ,05:12 PM Title of the Case – India Should have Declared Hindu Country Name of the case – State of Meghalaya & Ors v. Amon Rana & Ors, W.A. No. 3/2019 Date of Judgment – 24th May, 2019 Judges: Chief Justice at Shillong H.S. Thangkhiew and Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir Subject and sections involved – Controversial Judgment of single judge bench on Hindu Country Issue: Issue appropriate writ/direction directing the Hon’ble Chief Justice, Medhalaya High Court, Shillong to withdraw all judicial works from Hon’ble Justice S.R. Sen forthwith; Pass a interim ex-parte relief in terms of prayer Pass such other of further orders as to this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances o the case. Fact of the Case: The marriage of the parties was solemnized on 10.12.2010 as per Hindu rites and rituals. After the marriage the respondent stayed with the appellant’s house in Khankhal at Haridwar. Out of the wedlock of the parties a son was born on 03.10.2011. The father of the appellant had died before the marriage of the appellant. The appellant has six sisters and all of them were married before the marriage of the appellant. The only old and infirm mother of the appellant was living with the appellant. After the marriage, the respondent started pressuring the appellant to reside separately at Delhi. Ratio of the case - Hindu Country The division bench of Meghalaya High Court has overruled the judgment delivered by Justice Sen dated 10 December 2018 stating India should have declared a Hindu Country. It says, “the judgment impugned dated 10.12.2018 is legally flawed and is in-consistent with the constitutional principles, the observations made and directions passed therein are totally superfluous, therefore, is set aside in its entirety, as such shall be non est.”