Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru

Chhattisgarh HC Sounds Alarm on Mass Conversions, Calls it a Threat to National Unity and Tribal Heritage

In a profound and forcefully articulated judgment, the Chhattisgarh High Court has cast a spotlight on the simmering issue of mass religious conversions, delivering a stark warning that such activities, particularly among tribal communities, are undermining the nation’s unity, social harmony, and cultural fabric. The court’s observations, rich with socio-legal reasoning, came during the hearing…

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Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru

Chhattisgarh High Court asks petitioners to use PESA remedies before seeking writs over anti-conversion hoardings

The Chhattisgarh High Court, in a bench led by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Judge Bibhu Datta Guru, heard two public interest litigation petitions that challenged a series of village hoardings and Gram Sabha resolutions in Kanker district which restrict entry of pastors and persons described as “converted Christians.” The petitions argued those hoardings suspended…

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Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court quashes multiple FIRs against SHUATS officials in alleged forced conversion case

Supreme Court quashes SHUATS FIRs The Supreme Court on October 17 quashed several FIRs and the resulting criminal proceedings brought under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, against the Vice Chancellor and other officials of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala…

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Local Law Network

Article 25, Forced Conversion and Public Order: Balancing Religious Freedom and State Authority

Article 25 and Conversion Laws When the framers of the Indian Constitution debated the meaning of religious freedom, they made a deliberate choice to protect conscience while guarding the public order. Article 25(1) grants every person the right to freedom of conscience and to freely profess, practise and propagate religion. At the same time the…

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