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The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to 8 states on the laws related to conversion and asked them to file a reply in 4 weeks. The court was hearing petitions challenging the laws of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand and Karnataka.
In front of the bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran, the petitioners said that even though these laws are called the Freedom of Religion Act, they stop the religious freedom of minorities and target the Inter Religion marriage and religious customs.
The court gave senior advocate Indira Jaisingh, Sanjay Hegde, MR Shamshad, Sanjay Parikh and other parties and other parties also heard the arguments and said that the next hearing of the case will be held after six weeks.
Petitioner said- conversion in UP was tightened
Senior Advocate Chander Uday Singh argued that in UP in 2024, the law related to conversion has been amended and the punishment has been reduced from 20 years to life imprisonment. The conditions of bail were also rigid and the third party was given the right to file a complaint.
He said that this is also facing harassment from crowds and organizations to the people involved in the church prayers or interfath marriages.
Court issued notice in 2020
The Supreme Court issued a notice in this case in 2020. Later, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind demanded from the court that 21 petitions in 6 High Courts should be brought to the Supreme Court itself. Currently, some sections of these laws are banned in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
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