HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN JODHPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8260/2021 Kanchan Patil (Mirasi) Samaj ----Petitioner Versus State Of Rajasthan ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Moti Singh For Respondent(s) : Mr. B.L. Bhati, AAG with Mr. Sandeep Soni Mr. B.P. Bohra, Sr. CGSC with Mr. Vaibhav Bhansali &

Mr. Jitesh Suthar Mr. Usman Ghani HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIPIN GUPTA

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22/08/2025 “Mankind and life may divide, but death unites.”

1. This timeless truth underscores the universality of human mortality. While society may be fractured by caste, creed, religion, or status during life, in death all such distinctions dissolve, and every human being returns to the same origin. Death, thus, emerges as the great unifier.

2. The ancient Indian philosophy of the pañchatatva (five elements of nature), beautifully embodies this idea, teaching that the body is created out of earth, water, fire, air and ether (Akasha), and upon death, it inevitably merges back into them. This journey from origin to dissolution has always been treated with solemnity, for it signifies not merely a biological process, but the final honouring of the