Allahabad High Court has ruled that marriages conducted using fake religious conversion certificates are legally invalid. The verdict comes amid a rise in cases where couples presented forged documents from organizations such as Arya Samaj to legitimize interfaith marriages without actual conversion.

The court clarified that a marriage between individuals of different faiths cannot be recognized under personal laws unless a genuine religious conversion has taken place. Judges emphasized that certificates obtained through fraudulent means do not make such unions lawful and constitute a violation of the state’s laws governing conversions.

The bench directed the state home secretary to carry out a detailed investigation into institutions that facilitate such arrangements. Authorities are ex

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