The circular, dated April 8, said that the law and the rules under it are being arbitrarily interpreted across district magistrate offices and it has been noted that proper procedure is not being followed in case of permitting conversion from Hinduism to Buddhism.
The High Court was dealing with a case where non-Muslim students were alleged to have been forced to wear a head scarf (Hijab), while also being denied permission to wear their own religious essentials, such as tilak.
Archbishop Jerald Alameda, 77, and sister Lily Joseph were arrested after NCPCR chairman Priyank Kanoongo visited the hostel in Katni and filed a complaint of conversion by them after a Bible was found in the possession of students