Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan reply on anti-conversion law challenge
The Supreme Court has asked the Rajasthan government to respond to a challenge against the state's anti-conversion law.
The law is being challenged because it allows the government to jail people and take their property if they are accused of converting someone's religion.
The court has also linked this case with other similar challenges from different states.
The petitioners say the law is being used to target couples who marry someone from a different religion.
The court did not stop the law from being used but asked the government to explain it.
The Supreme Court issued a fresh notice to the Rajasthan government on a petition challenging the state's anti-conversion law.
The petition argues that the law is unconstitutional and violates fundamental rights, including the power to confiscate properties of alleged offenders.
The Supreme Court bench tagged the matter with other petitions challenging similar anti-conversion laws in other states.
The petitioners sought a stay on the state anti-conversion laws, arguing that the law is being used to target couples involved in inter-religious marriages.
The Supreme Court refrained from staying the impugned legislation but sought the state's response.
- Who
- People's Union for Civil Liberties and the Rajasthan government
- What
- A challenge to the constitutional validity of Rajasthan's anti-conversion law
- When
- The Supreme Court issued a fresh notice on Friday, with a previous hearing on November 5
- Where
- Supreme Court of India
- Why
- The petition argues that the law is unconstitutional, violates fundamental rights, and conflicts with a previous Supreme Court judgment
- Petitioner
- People's Union for Civil Liberties
- Law Challenged
- Rajasthan anti-conversion law
- Supreme Court Bench
- Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta
- Solicitor-General
- Tushar Mehta
- Previous Hearing Date
- November 5
- Supreme Court Judgment Cited
- In Re: Directions in the Matter of Demolition of Structures (2024)
