Protection under Maharashtra’s anti-conversion law should not come at the cost of an individual’s constitutional freedom to choose their religion, partner, and personal way of life
The Supreme Court of India agreed to hear pleas challenging the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025, issuing notices to the Centre and state, and tagging the matter with similar petitions against anti-conversion laws across multiple states
The petitioners, a 24-year-old Muslim woman and a 23-year-old Hindu man, had sought protection of their 'lives and liberty', mentioning that their e-application for marriage registration was pending.
Prayagraj: The Yogi Adityanath government has strongly defended the anti-conversion law in its affidavit filed before the Allahabad High Court, stating that “since marriage is being used as an instrument to convert an individual’s religion against his/her will, the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 seeks to remedy the malady”. Following […]
Uwaish Ahmad was booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, for "threatening to kidnap" and convert a 20-year-old married woman.
Under the law which deals with different categories of offences, a marriage will be declared "null and void" if the conversion of a woman is solely for that purpose.
