Shariat courts

The Supreme Court has recently passed a judgement that shariat courts cannot pass orders infringing Human rights and in matters of criminal justice. India has a uniform criminal law that does not discriminate on the basis of religion, caste, class, and treats all citizens as equal. Shariat courts act as a parallel judicial system and are against the constitutional provisions dealing with the judicial system. The judgement is important as it is a measure to prevent Human rights violation and prevents multiple actions for the same cause.
The judgement is also important in the light of the recent events of rapes being ordered by the village panchayat as a means of revenge. No body except for those established by the Constitution can pass a judicial decree that effects the rights and liberties of any citizen. And even these are bound by the 'due process' and must follow the principles of natural justice.