New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for a crucial examination of anti-conversion laws enacted by various states, ordering that a three-judge bench will decide their constitutional validity.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, while hearing a petition filed by the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI), noted that the apex court is already seized of multiple challenges to religious conversion laws passed by several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Taking note of the wide ramifications of the issue and the common questions of law involved, the court directed that the matter be placed before a three-judge ben...