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Chhattisgarh High Court asks the State to respond to a challenge to its anti-conversion law
खबर में क्यों?
Does Article 25 protect only citizens? The anti-conversion law challenge every Polity aspirant must decode
A High Court seeks the State's reply on a challenge to an anti-conversion law, bringing Article 25 into focus.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
2 मिनट
The Chhattisgarh High Court has asked the State government to respond to a petition challenging the State's anti-conversion law.
Such laws are tested against Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practise and propagate religion, subject to public order, morality and health.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- The Chhattisgarh High Court has asked the State government to respond to a petition challenging the State's anti-conversion law.
- Article 25 guarantees freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practise and propagate religion.
- The Article 25 freedom is subject to public order, morality and health.
- Article 25 is available to all persons, not only citizens.
- Article 25 sits in Part III (Fundamental Rights), under the Right to Freedom of Religion (Articles 25-28).
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- Article 25 guarantees freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practise and propagate religion to all persons, not only citizens.
- The freedom under Article 25 is subject to public order, morality and health.
- Article 25 falls under the Right to Freedom of Religion in Part III of the Constitution.
- A High Court can examine the validity of a State law against Fundamental Rights through a writ petition.
मेन्स
GS2 Polity: Fundamental Rights and Judiciary. Anti-conversion laws raise the tension between the right to propagate religion under Article 25 and the State's power to restrict it on grounds of public order, morality and health. Courts test such laws on whether the restrictions are reasonable and whether they intrude on individual conscience and choice. The way forward is a clear, narrowly drawn law that targets force, fraud and inducement without chilling genuine voluntary faith choices.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Consider the following statements about Article 25 of the Constitution:
- The freedom of conscience and religion it guarantees is available only to citizens.
- The freedom is subject to public order, morality and health.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: B — Correct: 2 only — Only statement 2 is correct: Article 25 rights are subject to public order, morality and health, and are available to all persons. • 1 only — wrong: Statement 1 is wrong: Article 25 guarantees the freedom to all persons, not only citizens. • Both 1 and 2 — wrong: Statement 1 fails because the right under Article 25 extends to all persons, including non-citizens. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Statement 2 is accurate, since Article 25 expressly makes the freedom subject to public order, morality and health.
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