“National Council of Churches moves SC to dilute anti-conversion laws: Read how the nation is plagued by the virus of illegal conversions by missionaries”, OpIndia, February 03, 2026
“On 2nd February (Monday), the National Council of Churches in India filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court contesting the constitutionality of anti-conversion laws introduced by multiple states throughout India, including Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana and Rajasthan.
The organisation claims to stand for over 14 million Indians and is composed of 32 member churches, 17 regional Christian councils, 18 all-India outfits and 7 related agencies. A panel made up of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Chief Justice Surya Kant of India grouped the case with other similar petitions concerning pleas pertaining to religious conversions.
“Issue notice. Let a copy of each be served on Advocate Generals (of states) also. Let a counter affidavit (of the centre and 12 states) be filed within four weeks. Let respondents file a common counter affidavit. Having regard to the importance, let it be placed before a three-judge bench,” the judges pronounced…….”
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