Section 5 in The Allahabad Nager Mahapalika (Regulation of Burial Grounds, Places For Cermation and Electric Crematorioum) Bye Laws, 1988
5. Conditions for the cremation of a dead body in an Electric Crematorium.
- In case of Electric Crematorium within the limits of Mahapalika following conditions arc to be observed for the cremation of a dead body of any human being:(a)the body shall be brought to the Electric Crematorium by the mourners, got registered in the register kept in the electric crematorium;(b)the amount to be charged from the mourner for consumption of the body shall be such as may be fixed by the Mahapalika from time to time;(c)the electric crematorium will remain functioning for such time as may be fixed by the Mahapalika subject to supply of electricity and the conditions of the machine;(d)no Medico legal cases will be entertained unless valid order from the competent authority and a death certificate from the registerted medical practitioner/hospital is produced ; and(e)remaining part of the ashes out of the furnace will be handed over to the accompanying mourners.
