Persons Above 18 Free To Choose Religion: Supreme Court On Religious Conversion A bench of Justices RF Nariman, BR Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy told senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayana, appearing for petitioner advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, What kind of writ petition is this under Article 32. We will impose a heavy cost on you. You argue on your own risk.
Updated: April 09, 2021 12:43 pm IST
The bench said there is no reason why a person above 18 can t be allowed to choose their religion.
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court today said persons above 18 years of age are free to choose their religion as it refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Centre and states to control black magic and religious conversion.
Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL on religious conversions
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Religious conversion by carrot and stick and by hook or crook not only offends Articles 14, 21, 25, but is also against the principles of secularism, argued the petitioner
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Religious conversion by carrot and stick and by hook or crook not only offends Articles 14, 21, 25, but is also against the principles of secularism, argued the petitioner
The Supreme Court on Friday said people are free to choose their own religion, even as it lashed out at a “very, very harmful kind” of “public interest” petition claiming there is mass religious conversion happening “by hook or by crook” across the country.
SC dismisses plea seeking direction to control religious conversion ANI | Updated: Apr 09, 2021 12:15 IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to take steps to control religious conversion by intimidating, threatening or deceivingly luring unwitting individuals with gifts or monetary benefits or by using miracles, superstition, and black magic.
A Bench headed by Justice Rohinton F Nariman expressing strong displeasure on the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay said the PIL was a publicity interest litigation .
The Bench also threatened to impose heavy cost on the petitioner, thereafter Upadhyay s advocate withdrew the plea.
Any person above 18 free to choose religion: Supreme Court
While refusing to entertain a plea for directions to curb forced religious conversions, the Supreme Court said there is no reason why a person above 18 can t be allowed to choose his religion.
By PTI| Updated: 9th April 2021 7:14 pm IST Supreme Court of India
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said persons above 18 years of age are free to choose their religion as it refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Centre and states to control black magic and religious conversion.
A bench of Justices RF Nariman, B R Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy told senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayana, appearing for petitioner advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, what kind of writ petition is this under Article 32. “We will impose a heavy cost on you. You argue at your own risk.”
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