“Hindus and Sikhs in Britain won a landmark court victory yesterday that will allow mourners to cremate their dead on funeral pyres.The Court of Appeal ruling follows a lengthy battle waged by a devout 71-year-old Hindu for the right to be cremated by ‘sacred fire’ according to the ancient diktats of his religion.”
The Times, 11th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk