New Delhi: The Rajasthan government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is in the process of bringing a law against religious conversion through illegal means in the state.
"The State of Rajasthan is in the process of bringing its own law and till then it will strictly follow the law, guidelines or directions passed by the Hon'ble Court on the subject," the state government said in its affidavit. Filed in the apex court.
The affidavit of Additional Superintendent of Police Bharat Lal Meena was filed in a 2022 PIL.
Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a PIL through advocate Ashwini Dubey asking the central and state governments to "take strict steps to control religious conversion and religious conversion by luring people with fraud, intimidation, fraudulent gifts and monetary gains". Had demanded to give instructions.
The top court had said that forced religious conversion, if true, is a "serious issue" that can affect the security of the nation, and sought a response from the Centre.
The apex court changed the title of the case from 'Ashwini Upadhyay vs. State' to "In Re: The Issue of Religious Conversion" after clearly taking note of some alleged derogatory comments made against the minority community in the petition.
The bench also has various petitions challenging the anti-conversion laws of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and some other states on the grounds that they are allegedly discriminatory against a particular minority community.
"The State of Rajasthan is in the process of bringing its own law and till then it will strictly follow the law, guidelines or directions passed by the Hon'ble Court on the subject," the state government said in its affidavit. Filed in the apex court.
The affidavit of Additional Superintendent of Police Bharat Lal Meena was filed in a 2022 PIL.
Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a PIL through advocate Ashwini Dubey asking the central and state governments to "take strict steps to control religious conversion and religious conversion by luring people with fraud, intimidation, fraudulent gifts and monetary gains". Had demanded to give instructions.
The top court had said that forced religious conversion, if true, is a "serious issue" that can affect the security of the nation, and sought a response from the Centre.
The apex court changed the title of the case from 'Ashwini Upadhyay vs. State' to "In Re: The Issue of Religious Conversion" after clearly taking note of some alleged derogatory comments made against the minority community in the petition.
The bench also has various petitions challenging the anti-conversion laws of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and some other states on the grounds that they are allegedly discriminatory against a particular minority community.
