Supreme Court raises questions over UP's anti-conversion law, says India secular country

Published on : 23 Oct 2025, 1:05 pm 5 min read

The Supreme Court recently raised serious questions over the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act , observing that the law seems to introduce an "onerous procedure" for a person wanting to change his religion [Rajendra Bihari Lal and Another vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others]

The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra also flagged the "conspicuous" nature of the involvement and interference of government authorities in the process of religious conversion.

" The constitutional validity of the provisions of the U.P. Conversion Act does not fall for our consideration in the instant case. Nonetheless, we can’t help but observe that the provisions of the said Act pertai