Religious Conversions & Indian Society

Constitutional and Legal Aspects

  • Article 25 (1): All people have an equal right to religious freedom, including the freedom to practise, profess, and spread their faith.
  • Article 21 of the Constitution, which grants people the freedom to wed whoever they choose.
  • State of West Bengal v. Arun Ghosh, 1950: According to the Supreme Court, it would be a violation of public order to use forcible conversions to inflame communal feelings.
  • Rev. Stainislaus vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (1960s): The bench of the Supreme Court ruled that Article 25 does not guarantee the right to convert people to one's own religion but rather ....
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