(1.) The Division Bench of this Court (Coram : S.J.Mukopadhaya, C.J. and A.S. Dave, J.) framed the following issues
(2.) It was also observed by the Division Bench of this Court that it will be open to the parties to raise any other issues. Under the circumstances, the matter before the present Bench of this Court.
(3.) Before we consider the controversy or express view on the aforesaid issues, factual background would be relevant and deserves to be considered. The petitioner is a born Parsi Zoroastrian woman/lady whose parents are Mr. Adi J Contractor and Mrs. Dinaz A. Contractor. Both are Parsi Zoroastrians following Zoroastrian religion. As per the petitioner, Navjote ceremony of the petitioner was performed by Dasturji Saheb in the year 1971 as per the tenets of Zoroastrian religion.