A two-judge bench of the
Meghalaya High Court on Friday set aside a controversial single judge order suggesting that the country be declared
Hindu Rashtra to prevent it from being overwhelmed by immigrants of other religions.
A single judge had created a controversy when he had in a case involving domicile certificate of a local resident referred to the
illegal immigration from outside and suggested a
Hindu Rashtra as a way out to protect the Hindu way of life. Today, a division bench, comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Justice HS Thangkhiew, said that the single judge’s order was “legally flawed” and “inconsistent with constitutional principles”.