"Caste Certificate For Dead: India’s Supreme Court Weighs In"

"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave." — The Eagles, probably foreshadowing this case

"No Rest for the Holy: India’s Supreme Court Rules from Beyond the Grave"

He wasn’t asking for a gold-plated coffin, a grand parade, or a celestial choir. Just a six-foot hole in the land he called home. But no, that was too much to ask. Because, as it turns out, even in death, caste and religion have their own VIP sections.

Ah, India—the land of spirituality, unity in diversity, and now, apparently, selective burial rights! If you thought that in death, at least, we are all equal, the Supreme Court of India would like a word. Or better yet, a split verdict.

That’s right. In the case of Pastor Yesu Das in Tamil Nadu and now a Pastor in Chhattisgarh, the highest court in the land couldn't quite agree on whether a man deserves to be buried in his own village. Because nothing says justice like judges playing a high-stakes game of rock, paper, gavel over a dead man's final resting place.

Buried? Not Without Bureaucracy!

Pastor Yesu Das just wanted to be buried where he lived. So did the Chhattisgarh pastor whose case ended in a split Supreme Court decision. One judge said yes, the other said no, and since the deceased couldn't argue his own case (for obvious reasons), the court graciously issued an order allowing burial. But the real question is: why is this even a debate?

The issue, of course, is tradition—that magical word used to justify everything from untouchability to why your aunt still insists on finding you a spouse at family weddings. The villagers opposed the burial, claiming that Christian funerals had never taken place on that land before. By that logic, we should cancel democracy in India, because, well, that wasn't a tradition before 1947 either!

But let's not be naïve. This isn’t about customs. It’s about control. Upper-caste groups, who have historically dictated who lives where, now want to dictate who rots where too. Because, clearly, a Christian grave in a village is more dangerous than a toxic landfill poisoning the local water supply.

The Supreme Court’s ‘Schrödinger’s Judgment’

The Chhattisgarh pastor’s case gave us something rare: a split verdict on a corpse. One judge believed in the fundamental right to a dignified burial. The other thought it would disrupt the spiritual balance of the village. Meanwhile, the dead man waited (not that he had much choice).

This undead legal battle went all the way to the Supreme Court, which eventually issued an ad hoc order for burial. Not a landmark ruling, mind you—just a one-time permission slip for a dead man to be buried. Because in India, even the deceased need to file paperwork, wait for judicial deliberation, and hope the stars align before they can rest in peace.

Justices BV Nagarathna and SC Sharma - Supreme Court Of India

Two judges, one knucklehead. SC Sharma or BV Nagarathna, who's to blame? Or maybe it was the Panchayat. Maybe the men are to be blamed who wield exploiting power in the name of their traditions (or might i say their big ego compensating for their small cock).

The Fine Art of Exclusion

Let’s be real—this isn’t about tradition. It’s about power. For centuries, upper-caste groups have controlled who gets to live where, pray where, and now, even decompose where. It’s not enough that lower-caste and minority groups face discrimination in life; now, their bodies are being evicted from their own soil in death.

The judgment sends a clear message: in India, your religion and caste don’t just dictate your opportunities in life. They dictate your afterlife real estate options too.

What's that under your bed? Oh hypocrisy. WAKE UP!

So, what Now? Keep the Fight Alive (Because You Might Not Get a Resting Place Later)

If this ruling doesn’t make your blood boil, you might want to double-check—you could already be a ghost waiting for court approval to haunt your own hometown (and ineligible for burial in certain places). The only way to fight this absurdity is to challenge it relentlessly.

• Expose the hypocrisy: Share cases like this until the courts feel the heat. Let’s make sure this is the tradition that starts.

• Pressure lawmakers: If a country can launch a space mission, it can figure out where to bury its citizens without checking their religious affiliation first.

• Support activists and legal groups: The ones fighting against this nonsense deserve more than just applause—they need backing.

  
  

Because if we don’t fight now, who knows? The next court ruling might declare that only upper-caste ghosts are allowed to haunt certain areas. And at this rate, I wouldn’t even be surprised.