Supreme Court Today (July 16) asked the Uttar Pradesh government to respond to a legal challenge on the 2024 amendments to its religious conversion law. Petitioners claim it violates key rights and is vague and unfair.
The Supreme Court has said that changing religion only to get reservation benefits is a misuse of the Constitution. It stated that such actions go against the purpose of helping disadvantaged groups through reservations. The ruling aims to protect the true intention of these constitutional provisions. This judgment sends a strong message to prevent the misuse of reservation benefits.
A UP court sentenced Mohammad Alim to life imprisonment for raping a student under a false identity, likening his actions to “Love Jihad,” seen as a threat to national unity. Judge Diwakar warned of demographic warfare and illegal conversions aimed at undermining India’s integrity, invoking the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act.
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The Supreme Court today (27th Sept) expunged remarks from the Allahabad High Court about potential religious conversion effects on India’s majority population, deeming them inappropriate. The Court emphasized that such general statements should not be referenced in other cases. The decision came while granting bail to an accused previously denied bail based on these remarks.
The Allahabad High Court rejected a bail plea under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, expressing concern that continued religious conversions could lead to the majority population becoming a minority. The court emphasized that while the Indian Constitution guarantees religious freedom, it doesn’t permit forced conversions. The accused’s bail was denied.