Today, On 20th December, The Supreme Court Bar Association condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for forcibly pulling down a woman doctor’s hijab at a public event in Patna on December 15. SCBA Calls it a violation of dignity, autonomy and religious freedom.
Five mosques in Mumbai have filed a petition against police actions regarding Azaan loudspeakers, claiming discrimination and constitutional violations. The Bombay High Court has requested replies from state authorities. Petitions argue these actions are arbitrary, lacking scientific basis, and undermine religious freedoms essential for Islamic practices.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal criticized the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, claiming it aims to control waqf properties via executive processes rather than judicial ones. He argued the law jeopardizes religious practices by enabling the government to declare waqf properties void, thus challenging constitutional protections and garnering wide opposition in the Supreme Court.
The Kerala government has filed a petition against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, expressing fears it may discriminate against Muslims regarding waqf property management. It seeks intervention in ongoing Supreme Court challenges, citing concerns over constitutional rights and the potential negative impact on Muslim community assets and affairs amidst support for the amendment from BJP-ruled states.
The Allahabad High Court upheld a First Information Report against four individuals accused of converting people to Christianity through financial incentives and free healthcare. The court emphasized the need for police investigation, clarified limits on religious conversion under the Constitution, and outlined the purpose of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is protesting in Telangana against the Waqf Amendment Act, claiming it unlawfully seizes Muslim Waqf properties and violates minority rights. They assert the amendments undermine constitutional protections and threaten Muslim autonomy in managing religious endowments. The AIMPLB has filed a Supreme Court challenge and initiated nationwide protests.
New Delhi: 2nd May: The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear a petition that challenges the constitutional validity of the amended Uttar Pradesh law on unlawful religious conversion, introduced in 2024. A bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan considered the arguments made by senior advocate S Muralidhar.