News Update Supreme Court Denies Scheduled Caste Certificate to Christian Convert Claiming Hindu Status 27 Nov 202427 Nov 2024 The Supreme Court recently upheld a Madras High Court decision rejecting the claim of a woman, born into a Christian family, to a Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate by identifying herself…
News Update J&K court rejects bail to man accused of promoting religious enmity 25 Jun 202125 Jun 2021 Jammu & geographical region court rejects bail to man defendant of promoting spiritual enmity for speech regarding nationalist leader Assassination once his statement on sage Gandhi' killing went infective agent…
News Update Allahabad HC refused to entertain plea for disposal of dead bodies buried near Ganga says it’s not State’s responsibility 18 Jun 2021 On Friday, the Allahabad High Court headed by the bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Prakash Padia refused to entertain the petition which sought disposal of dead bodies…
News Update Supreme court to hear a plea against some verses in Quran 12 Apr 202112 Apr 2021 The Supreme Court will hear a petition alleging that certain verses in the Holy Quran contradict the law of the land, encourage violence and terrorism, and pose a significant threat…
News Update Persons over 18 years of age are free to choose their religion: SC 9 Apr 2021 The Supreme Court said while hearing a plea, that anybody over the age of 18 is free to practice whatever religion they choose, refusing to hear a public interest lawsuit…
News Update If a party to marriage does not convert their religion, then the marriage is not valid, but the couple is entitled to live-in relation. 14 Mar 2021 Case title: Nasima v. State of Haryana Bench: Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi A Muslim women did not convert her religion to Hinduism before, marrying a Hindu man, therefore the Punjab…
News Update Ordinance with regards to Regulating inter faith marriages and religious conversion, challenged in the Supreme Court 12 Feb 2021 Citizens for Peace and Justice, NGO, challenged the validity of Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2019 and Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020, within its previous Petition that…
News Update Supreme Court declines to entertain petitions on religious conversion laws 4 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court declined to entertain petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the religious conversion laws enacted by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. A plea was filed by Senior Advocate Vishal…
News Update Woman incorrectly frames three muslim men under anti conversion law 4 Jan 2021 A young married woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly filed a fake complaint against three Muslim men under the new anti-conversion ordinance, claiming they were stalking and sexually harassing her and…
News Update No coercive measures to be taken against accused under UP anti-conversion law 19 Dec 2020 A case was booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 against the petitioner, Nadeem on the basis of claims made by an informant. The…
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