National Council of Churches of India Challenges Anti-Conversion Laws in Supreme Court

The National Council of Churches of India (NCCI) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of anti-conversion laws enacted by 12 States, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.

A Bench led by CJI Surya Kant tagged the matter with similar petitions to be heard by a three-judge Bench.

NCCI argued that the laws are discriminatory, vague, and presume adult religious conversions to be coerced.

It flagged misuse by vigilante groups, reverse burden of proof provisions, and infringement of Articles 14, 21 and 25, seeking an interim stay on the impugned laws.

[National Council of Churches in India v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.]