The Allahabad High Court’s varying interpretation of anti-conversion law has implications. Courts must ensure the law does not imperil constitutional rights
Villagers of Bhirpur had reportedly told the deceased, Zafar Alam (18), to stop visiting the village to meet a girl. When they spotted him there on Monday, an altercation followed in which he was eventually killed.
Updated Apr 11, 2021 | 07:42 IST
A woman, in her complaint, stated that the accused, who introduced himself as Ashok Rajput, tied the knot with her in a temple in March 2019. Woman files love jihad complaint in UP s Aligarh [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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In February 2021, the woman came to know that her husband s real name was Afzal Khan.
She alleged that her husband and his two sisters forced her to adopt Islam.
The police have registered a case against the complainant s husband and his sisters under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance.
Aligarh: Aligarh Police late on Friday registered a case under UP’s anti-conversion law against a 25-year-old Muslim man and his two sisters after his wife lodged a complaint alleging that the trio forcefully converted her.
Love Jihad : MP s Anti-Conversion Ordinance Gets Governor s Nod
MP s ordinance has several provisions similar to the ordinance issued by the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh against fraudulent conversions. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-09T20:32:28+05:30 Love Jihad : MP s Anti-Conversion Ordinance Gets Governor s Nod outlookindia.com 2021-01-09T20:39:39+05:30
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On Saturday, an ordinance which penalizes religious conversions was accorded assent by Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel.
The ordinance penalizes religious conversions through fraudulent means including those for the sake of marriage.
The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020, provides for ten years in jail in some cases. It has several provisions that are similar to the ordinance issued by the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh against fraudulent conversions.
Allahabad HC Will Be Hearing PIL Challenging ‘Love Jihad’ Ordinance In UP On January 15
Advocate Saurabh Kumar and others in their PIL asked the court to declare the ordinance as ultra vires of the Constitution. Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-08T09:33:10+05:30 Allahabad HC Will Be Hearing PIL Challenging ‘Love Jihad’ Ordinance In UP On January 15 outlookindia.com 2021-01-08T09:34:58+05:30
The Allahabad High Court will be hearing a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Uttar Pradesh s new ordinance against forced and dishonest religious conversions on January 15.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice S S Shamshery was hearing the plea contending that the ordinance Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 was morally and constitutionally invalid.