Gujarat Assembly Passes Freedom Of Religion Amendment Bill 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat Assembly Passes Freedom Of Religion Amendment Bill 2021

Live Law  

The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 which seeks to penalize forcible or fraudulent religious conversion by marriage and would amend the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003.The Bill has been passed along the lines of similar Laws passed by the State of Madhya Pradesh and the State of Uttar Pradesh.The Bill proposes to put. The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 which seeks to penalize forcible or fraudulent religious conversion by marriage and would amend the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003. The original act only prohibits forcible conversion from one religion to another by use of force or by allurement or by fraudulent means, however, now the amended Bill proposes to prohibit acts like forcible religious conversion by marriage or aiding a person to get married. The Amendment Bill seeks to include other categories of persons, who shall be deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and they will be charged as if they actually committed the offence and these persons are:- A person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence, A person who aids, abets, counsels or convinces another person to commit the offence.

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Rajasthan’s Anti-Conversion Law 2025: Increasing Restrictions of Religious Freedom in BJP-Ruled States
5 days, 1 hour ago

Rajasthan’s Anti-Conversion Law 2025: Increasing Restrictions of Religious Freedom in BJP-Ruled States

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 23, 2025 16:32 IST - 8 MINS READ On March 8, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shocked everyone by proposing the death penalty for religious conversion, equating it with the rape of minors. Regulating interfaith marriages on the grounds that girls from the majority community are “lured”, tricked, and converted by people from the minority communities …

Why anti-conversion bill in Rajasthan is being seen as govt toeing BJP line
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why anti-conversion bill in Rajasthan is being seen as govt toeing BJP line

India Today  

The Bhajan Lal Sharma government in Rajasthan has presented an anti-conversion bill in the ongoing budget session of the legislative assembly. The bill, introduced by state health minister Gajendra Singh Khimswar, provides for up to 10 years’ imprisonment for those forcing anyone to convert or conducting mass conversions. While the Left parties consider tribal people as having an independent religion, …

Anti-conversion bill tabled during budget session in Rajasthan: All you need to know about the bill
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Anti-conversion bill tabled during budget session in Rajasthan: All you need to know about the bill

Op India  

On Monday, 3rd February, the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led Rajasthan Government tabled the ‘Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill 2025’ during the budget session in the state assembly. As per the bill, any person who is found guilty of practising forceful religious conversion shall be punished with a jail term of 2 to 10 years. Vishnoi says, "… This …

Anti-conversion bill tabled in Rajasthan Assembly to curb forced 'religious conversions' | Key pointers
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Anti-conversion bill tabled in Rajasthan Assembly to curb forced 'religious conversions' | Key pointers

India TV News  

Rajasthan anti-conversion bill: The Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 was introduced in the ongoing Budget Session of the state Assembly on Monday. The Bill is aimed at prohibiting unlawful conversion from one religion to another and has provisions for imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 50,000. The Rajasthan Cabinet …

Bill passed to make Muslim marriage registration compulsory in Assam
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill passed to make Muslim marriage registration compulsory in Assam

The Hindu  

The 126-member Assam Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to make the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces with the government compulsory. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, introduced in the House by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan, will replace the British-era Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. Terming the bill …

Uniform Civil Code soon? Assam Assembly clears bill to repeal Muslim marriage law
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Uniform Civil Code soon? Assam Assembly clears bill to repeal Muslim marriage law

India Today  

In a major move towards implementing a uniform civil code, the Assam Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to repeal a law that governed the registration of marriages and divorces among Muslims in the state. The BJP-led government in Assam has been pushing for this change, citing the need to end child marriages and bring Muslim marriages and divorces under …

Assam House to discuss bill over Muslim marriages, divorces tomorrow
7 months ago

Assam House to discuss bill over Muslim marriages, divorces tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The Assam assembly will on Thursday take up for discussion a bill introduced in the House two days earlier to make registration of Muslim marriages and divorces compulsory even as the Opposition opposed the move saying a 1935 law governing these matters remained in force and has to be repealed first for the new legislation. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa …

Assam govt tables Bill to abolish existing Muslim marriage, divorce Act
7 months ago

Assam govt tables Bill to abolish existing Muslim marriage, divorce Act

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati: The Assam government on Thursday tabled in the assembly a new Bill to repeal the existing legislation regarding registration of Muslim marriages and divorces in the state on the ground that it had the scope to allow child marriages in the community. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Assam revenue and disaster management minister Jogen Mohan tabled the Assam …

Assam Cabinet Approves Muslim Marriage, Divorce Registration Bill. Check What It Proposes
7 months ago

Assam Cabinet Approves Muslim Marriage, Divorce Registration Bill. Check What It Proposes

ABP News  

The Assam Cabinet has given its nod for the Muslim Marriage Registration Bill, 2024 whereby the marriages will be registered by the government and not by Qazi. "Today the Assam Cabinet has approved the Muslim Marriage Registration Bill 2024," said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. आज असम कैबिनेट ने मुस्लिम विवाह पंजीकरण विधेयक 2024 की स्वीकृति दे दी है। …

New UP conversion law reinforces curtailment of citizens’ rights
7 months, 2 weeks ago

New UP conversion law reinforces curtailment of citizens’ rights

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh, no stranger to draconian state action against the citizenry, just got a harsher upgrade on a law that was already skating on the thin ice of unconstitutionality. Article 25 in Part III of the Constitution, which delineates ‘Fundamental Rights’, provides that ‘… all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice …

How is UP's anti-conversion or 'Love Jihad' bill different from other Indian states? Explained
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How is UP's anti-conversion or 'Love Jihad' bill different from other Indian states? Explained

India TV News  

The Anti-Conversion Bill is a legislative measure aimed at regulating religious conversions. List of states that implemented the anti-conversion law Uttar Pradesh Odisha Madhya Pradesh Haryana Gujarat Chhattisgarh Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Uttarakhand UTTAR PRADESH Last month on July 30, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed a bill to amend the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act-2021, making the law …

UP govt to harden anti-conversion law, introduces bill in assembly
7 months, 4 weeks ago

UP govt to harden anti-conversion law, introduces bill in assembly

India TV News  

The UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill 2024 was introduced in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Monday during the monsoon session proceedings. Bill likely to be passed on August 2 Earlier in 2021, Uttar Pradesh's Yogi government passed the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, following which the amended bill has been introduced today. According to …

Gujarat govt notice requires Hindus to seek permission for converting to Buddhism
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat govt notice requires Hindus to seek permission for converting to Buddhism

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government, which issued a circular earlier this week designating Buddhism as a distinct religion has ruled, under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003, that conversions from Hinduism to Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism will now necessitate prior approval from respective district magistrates. Highlighting discrepancies in the interpretation of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act by district magistrate …

Indian state strikes down controversial colonial-era law that allowed Muslim child marriage
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian state strikes down controversial colonial-era law that allowed Muslim child marriage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Indian state of Assam …

Karnataka: Congress' Repeal of Anti-Conversion Law a Win for Church and Citizens
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Congress' Repeal of Anti-Conversion Law a Win for Church and Citizens

The Quint  

For many in the church, civil society, or just for those wanting to legalise a live-in marital status, it was with great joy that they read the announcement that the law, which civil society and the church under the redoubtable leadership of Bangalore Archbishop Peter Machado had fought tooth and nail for more than a year, was being repealed. The …

Uttarakhand: US Nagar police book five under anti-conversion law
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand: US Nagar police book five under anti-conversion law

Hindustan Times  

The Uddham Singh Nagar police have booked five people under the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act 2018 based on the complaint filed by a woman against her husband and relatives. Uttarakhand: US Nagar police book five under anti-conversion law The Uttarakhand Freedom Of Religion Act was passed in April 2018 making “forced or fraudulent conversions done through force or allurement” …

In Gujarat Assembly, MLAs Demand Parents Sign Be Made Mandatory for Love Marriage Registrations
2 years ago

In Gujarat Assembly, MLAs Demand Parents Sign Be Made Mandatory for Love Marriage Registrations

News 18  

MLAs from BJP and Congress have demanded the Gujarat Legislative Assembly that the signature of parents is made mandatory for the registration of ‘love marriages’ and that the document be recorded in the same taluka where the couple would live, according to reports on Friday. BJP MLA from Kalol, Fatehsinh Chauhan, said registration of marriages in cases when a girl …

Muslim body challenges religious conversion laws of five States in Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Muslim body challenges religious conversion laws of five States in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to declare the religious conversion laws of five States as unconstitutional, saying they bring the personal decision of an individual to adopt another faith under state scrutiny. The Acts have said that any form of allurement given to convert would amount to exercising “undue influence” over a person to change faith and …

'Harassment Of Inter-Faith Couples, Invasion Of Privacy' : Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Moves Supreme Court Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of 5 States
2 years, 2 months ago

'Harassment Of Inter-Faith Couples, Invasion Of Privacy' : Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Moves Supreme Court Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of 5 States

Live Law  

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of conversion laws across the country. The challenged acts include the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition Of Unlawful Conversion Of Religion Act, 2021, the Uttarakhand Freedom Of Religion Act, 2018, the Himachal Pradesh Freedom Of Religion Act, 2019, the Madhya Pradesh Freedom Of Religion Act, 2021 and. The challenged acts …

Anti-conversion law | Not all religious conversions are illegal, Supreme Court remarks
2 years, 2 months ago

Anti-conversion law | Not all religious conversions are illegal, Supreme Court remarks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 3 observed that all religious conversions cannot be presumed by a State to be illegal while agreeing to hear a Madhya Pradesh government appeal against a High Court decision freezing a mandatory provision requiring a person who desires to convert to another faith to give 60 days’ prior intimation to the local District Magistrate. Shah …

"All Conversions Can't Be Said To Be Illegal' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay MP HC Order Against Declaration Before DM To Change Religion
2 years, 2 months ago

"All Conversions Can't Be Said To Be Illegal' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay MP HC Order Against Declaration Before DM To Change Religion

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on the special leave petition filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh against the High Court restraining the government from taking coercive action against any person who contravenes Section 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 which requires a person desiring to convert religion to give a declaration in this …

Anti-Conversion Laws Are Coming For Political Reasons Than Actual Reasons: Ex-Judge Justice Deepak Gupta | Transcript Of Interview
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Conversion Laws Are Coming For Political Reasons Than Actual Reasons: Ex-Judge Justice Deepak Gupta | Transcript Of Interview

Live Law  

This is the full transcript of the interview of former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the topic of anti-conversion laws. State has no business to know if a person has changed religion Mr. Manu Sebastian : "An important news of this week is the Supreme Court hearing a PIL which seeks …

Explained | What are the existing laws on religious conversions?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | What are the existing laws on religious conversions?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court’s recent remarks on religious conversions cast a spotlight on the long-standing debate about what the fundamental right to “propagate” one’s religious faith entails. Ray, heading a five-judge Bench,dissected Article 25 to hold that “the Article does not grant the right to convert other persons to one’s own religion but to transmit or spread …

District Magistrate's Nod For Religious Conversion A Precautionary Measure; Protects Women & Backward Classes : Gujarat Govt Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

District Magistrate's Nod For Religious Conversion A Precautionary Measure; Protects Women & Backward Classes : Gujarat Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The requirement of obtaining permission from district magistrates before conversion is designed to shield against forcible conversions and protect the freedom of conscience, submitted the Gujarat government in an affidavit. The Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003, which was amended in 2021 to include forcible religious conversions through marriage, sought to control and curb "the menace of organised, sophisticated large-scale, …

Gujarat pushes for revival of a provision which requires District Magistrate’s nod for religious conversion
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat pushes for revival of a provision which requires District Magistrate’s nod for religious conversion

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government, buoyed by a recent Supreme Court observation that forcible or fraudulent religious conversion will ultimately affect national security, is pushing for the revival of a provision which requires a District Magistrate’s prior permission for converting or “taking part” in a ceremony involving religious conversion. Section 5 had required a person taking part, “directly or indirectly”, in a …

‘Freedom of religion does not include the right to convert people’: Gujarat in Supeme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Freedom of religion does not include the right to convert people’: Gujarat in Supeme Court

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that freedom of religion does not include the right to convert others, and requested the Supreme Court to vacate a High Court stay on the provision of a State law that mandates prior permission of the district magistrate for conversion through marriage. The Gujarat High Court had through its orders dated August …

Freedom of religion does not include right to convert people: Gujarat in SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Freedom of religion does not include right to convert people: Gujarat in SC

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that freedom of religion does not include the right to convert others, and requested the top court to vacate a High Court stay on the provision of a state law that mandates prior permission of the district magistrate for conversion through marriage. The Gujarat High Court had through its orders …

Uttarakhand tables bill to make anti-conversion law more stringent
2 years, 3 months ago

Uttarakhand tables bill to make anti-conversion law more stringent

Hindustan Times  

The winter session of Uttarakhand assembly began on Tuesday with the government tabling a bill to strengthen the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act 2018, to make forced conversion a cognisable and non-bailable offence with a provision for imprisonment up to 10 years. The state government tabled the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Bill, 2022 to enhance the punishment for forced conversions …

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Petitions Challenging State Laws On Religious Conversion
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Petitions Challenging State Laws On Religious Conversion

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, agreed to hear the petitions challenging the Freedom of Religious Acts introduced by some States Legislatures in the name of 'love jihad' against religious conversions for the sake of marriages. The petitions mentioned by Mr. Singh, specifically, challenges the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 and the …

BREAKING: MP Freedom Of Religion Act | HC Finds Provision Requiring Inter-Faith Couples To Declare Conversion Before Collector 'Prima Facie Unconstitutional'
2 years, 4 months ago

BREAKING: MP Freedom Of Religion Act | HC Finds Provision Requiring Inter-Faith Couples To Declare Conversion Before Collector 'Prima Facie Unconstitutional'

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained the State Government from taking coercive action against any person who contravenes Section 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 which requires a person desiring to convert religion to give a declaration in this regard to the District Magistrate.Finding this provision to be prima facie unconstitutional, …

Mass conversion to be illegal in Himachal Pradesh: Assembly passes bill
2 years, 7 months ago

Mass conversion to be illegal in Himachal Pradesh: Assembly passes bill

Firstpost  

The Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2022, forbids mass conversion — more than two people changing their religion together — and increases the punishment for forced conversion from seven to 10 years Shimla: Making amendments to the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2019, the Assembly here today passed a bill seeking to make mass conversion illegal and increase …

Himachal Assembly: Govt introduces more stringent version of state's anti-conversion law
2 years, 7 months ago

Himachal Assembly: Govt introduces more stringent version of state's anti-conversion law

Firstpost  

The amendment bill now introduced by Jai Ram Thakur’s BJP government proposes to increase the punishment for forced conversions from up to seven years in prison to a maximum of 10 Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday introduced a bill in the state Assembly to enhance the punishment and add a specific mention of mass conversion in an existing …

Karnataka Governor Signs Ordinance Against Religious Conversions
2 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka Governor Signs Ordinance Against Religious Conversions

News 18  

Karnataka governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Tuesday signed an ordinance paving the way for a proposed “anti-conversion” law in the state. The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2022, prohibits conversion from one religion to another by “force” or “fraud”. Earlier in the day, home minister Araga Jnanendra said the state government was committed to strictly implement the …

Anti-conversion bill: Karnataka promulgates ordinance with provisions of Rs 1 lakh fine, 10yr jail term
2 years, 10 months ago

Anti-conversion bill: Karnataka promulgates ordinance with provisions of Rs 1 lakh fine, 10yr jail term

India TV News  

Anti-conversion bill: Karnataka promulgates ordinance with provisions of Rs 1 lakh fine, 10yr jail term The anti-conversion bill aims to prohibit religious conversion by way of marriage or inducements such as free marriage, employment among others. Highlights Karnataka cabinet approved the ordinance move for the anti-conversion bill Bill was passed in assembly in December last year but is pending passage …

Targeting minorities: BJP government's anti-conversion Bill in Haryana
2 years, 11 months ago

Targeting minorities: BJP government's anti-conversion Bill in Haryana

The Hindu  

ON February 8, the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana approved the draft Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2022, thereby joining the list of BJP-ruled States that have enacted similar laws. The draft Bill, like the anti-conversion laws in other BJP-ruled States such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, claims to address forcible …

Uproar as Haryana govt tables controversial anti-conversion bill
3 years ago

Uproar as Haryana govt tables controversial anti-conversion bill

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party -led Haryana government on Friday introduced a bill against religious conversion through force or fraud in the state assembly amid a massive uproar from the opposition. Congress legislator Raghuvir Singh Kadian tore a copy of the bill in the House, prompting assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta to suspend him for the remaining period of the …

Congress will revoke Anti-Conversion Bill in Karnataka within a week of coming to power or in first legislative session, says Siddaramaiah
3 years, 3 months ago

Congress will revoke Anti-Conversion Bill in Karnataka within a week of coming to power or in first legislative session, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Speaking to mediapersons on December 27 in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah, who is Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, stated that the Congress would revoke the controversial Anti-Conversion Bill within a week of coming to power or in the first legislative session. But if a person converts after marriage to his or her partner’s religion, 10 years’ imprisonment is prescribed …

Religious conversions happen when people get influenced, not by fear of sword: Ghulam Nabi Azad
3 years, 3 months ago

Religious conversions happen when people get influenced, not by fear of sword: Ghulam Nabi Azad

India TV News  

Religious conversions happen when people get influenced, not by fear of sword: Ghulam Nabi Azad His statement comes after Opposition in Karnataka alleged that the anti-conversion bill is being proposed in the state to "target a particular religion." Over the ongoing debate on the anti-conversion bills being introduced in states, senior Congress leader and former chief minister of the erstwhile …

Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill To Impose Restrictions On Religious Conversions & Inter-Faith Marriages
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill To Impose Restrictions On Religious Conversions & Inter-Faith Marriages

Live Law  

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on religious conversions and inter-faith marriages. The bill prohibits "unlawful conversion" from one religion to another by misinterpretation, force undue influence, coercion, allurement or by another fraudulent means or marriage. It is also notified that a declaration …

Explained | Karnataka’s anti-conversion legislation
3 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Karnataka’s anti-conversion legislation

The Hindu  

The story so far : Amid vociferous opposition, the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, was introduced by Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Tuesday during the winter session of the Assembly in Belagavi. The Basavaraj Bommai led government wants to prohibit conversion by “misrepresentation, force, allurement, fraudulent means, or marriage.” What does the Protection of Right …

Karnataka Govt Tables Bill To Impose Restrictions On Religious Conversion, Inter-Faith Marriages
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Govt Tables Bill To Impose Restrictions On Religious Conversion, Inter-Faith Marriages

Live Law  

The Karnataka Government on Tuesday introduced the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on religious conversions and inter-faith marriages, before the Legislative Assembly. The bill prohibits "unlawful conversion" from one religion to another by misinterpretation, force undue influence, coercion, allurement or by another fraudulent means or marriage. It is also notified …

Aakar Patel | New law likely to spell trouble for Christians in Karnakata
3 years, 3 months ago

Aakar Patel | New law likely to spell trouble for Christians in Karnakata

Deccan Chronicle  

Last week the People’s Union for Civil Liberties published a report on the concerted attacks against Karnataka’s Christian community and their places of worship. The BJP government in Karnataka is also proposing to survey the state’s churches, to no apparent end other than monitoring Christians, their religious activity and their places of worship. It is important that civil society document …

Interfaith Marriage Registration Can't Be Refused By Insisting On Conversion Approval: Allahabad HC Affirms Right To Choose Partners
3 years, 4 months ago

Interfaith Marriage Registration Can't Be Refused By Insisting On Conversion Approval: Allahabad HC Affirms Right To Choose Partners

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today observed that the Marriage Registrar/Officer lacks the power to withhold the registration of marriage, merely for the reason that the parties have not obtained the necessary approval of conversion from the district authority. Regarding the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, the Allahabad High Court observed that Interfaith marriage, per se, is …

Man moves Gujarat HC after police 'refuse' to register case under anti-conversion law
3 years, 6 months ago

Man moves Gujarat HC after police 'refuse' to register case under anti-conversion law

India Today  

The Gujarat High Court has sought more information from the authorities after a man filed a petition claiming that police did not register FIR on his complaint under the recently amended Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act. Justice Ilesh J Vora on Friday directed the Assistant Public Prosecutor to get instructions from the police regarding the complaint dated June 24, 2021, …

Karnataka Mulls Introducing Anti-Conversion Bill: Home Minister Araga Jnanendra
3 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka Mulls Introducing Anti-Conversion Bill: Home Minister Araga Jnanendra

ABP News  

Bengaluru: After three BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh implementing anti-conversion law, the bills is in pipeline to be introduced in Karnataka. While announcing this, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that first the state government will study the states which have already implemented the law and will take decision whether to implement it in Karnataka too. Some …

‘Love jehad’ law: An Act of bias in Gujarat
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Love jehad’ law: An Act of bias in Gujarat

The Hindu  

In 2003, as Chief Minister of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered on his election promise to prevent religious conversions in the State. The State government amended several sections of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act in June, and one of the amendments made state permission a requirement for an inter-religious marriage. The term love jehad as a phenomenon singles …

Why was the Gujarat anti-conversion law stayed?
3 years, 6 months ago

Why was the Gujarat anti-conversion law stayed?

India Today  

On August 29, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said his government would appeal the Supreme Court against the Gujarat High Court’s order on August 19 that stayed certain sections of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021. “Hindu girls are made to elope, and later forced to undergo religious conversion.” On August 19, the Gujarat High Court stayed sections 3, …

Permission Of District Magistrate Not Needed For Conversion After Inter-Faith Marriage : Gujarat High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Permission Of District Magistrate Not Needed For Conversion After Inter-Faith Marriage : Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court today refused to rectify its August 19 order staying Section 5 Of Gujarat Freedom Of Religion Act noting that "We don't find any reason to make any changes in the order ".Appearing before the Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav, Advocate General Kamal Trivedi argued that Section 5 of the Act has …

Anti 'Love Jihad' Law: Gujarat High Court Puts Sections Of 'Freedom Of Religion' Act On Hold
3 years, 7 months ago

Anti 'Love Jihad' Law: Gujarat High Court Puts Sections Of 'Freedom Of Religion' Act On Hold

ABP News  

Anti-Love Jihad Law: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday stayed the implementation of some sections of the state's new anti-conversion law on inter-religious marriages. A bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav said an interim order has been passed to protect people from unnecessary trouble. The Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 which punishes people involved in …

Grooming Jihad in Gujarat: Akhtar poses as Mukesh to marry Hindu girl
3 years, 7 months ago

Grooming Jihad in Gujarat: Akhtar poses as Mukesh to marry Hindu girl

Op India  

In yet another case of grooming jihad, a 50-year-old Muslim man lured and impregnated a young Hindu girl using a false identity and also tried to convert her to Islam. Victim discovered the ‘real identity’ of the accused through his Aadhar card Akhtar also solicited ₹12 lakh from the family members of the girl under the pretext of landing her …

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