Deciding a habeas corpus plea, the Allahabad High Court set at liberty a 31-year-old man whose father was alleged to have confined him after he converted to Islam and decided to marry. After interacting with the man in court, the Bench held that an adult’s choice of faith under Article 25 and of partner under Article 21 cannot be overridden by family disapproval, and found no material to doubt that his choices were voluntary.
The Allahabad High Court accepted that conversion does not automatically extinguish Scheduled Tribe status, which remains a question of fact, but dismissed a woman’s petitions after finding she had not produced material showing continuing Bhuiyan customs, community participation and acceptance on the dates of three land purchases.
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the production of a 31-year-old man before it on September 16, on a habeas corpus plea alleging that he is being illegally detained by his father after he converted to Islam and married, with the State authorities said to have facilitated the detention. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has […]
The Allahabad High Court ruled that UP’s anti-conversion law does not prohibit interfaith marriages or live-in relationships between consenting adults. The Court said the right to live with a person of one’s choice, regardless of religion, is protected under Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution.
