Astrology is a time-tested science: High Court rules
Though astrology hasn’t been considered a science for thousands of years, on Thursday, February 4th, 2011, the Bombay High Court in India reaffirmed that it is indeed a “science” when it dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenged astrology as science. "So far as prayer related to astrology is concerned, the Supreme Court has already considered the issue and ruled that astrology is science. The court had in 2004 also directed the universities to consider if astrology science can be added to the syllabus. The decision of the apex court is binding on this court," observed the judges. “ Astrology is a trusted science and is being practiced for over 4000 years," said an affidavit filed by Dr R Ramakrishna, deputy drug controller (India), west zone. The law and astrology The first time that astrologers and Astrology appeared in the law any place was in England in the 16th Century. The British enforced the British Vagrancy Act which was supposedly focused on p...