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Chhattisgarh High Court asks the State to respond to a challenge to its anti-conversion law
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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
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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.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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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).
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How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- 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.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
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
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ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ವಿಧಿ 25ರ ಕುರಿತು ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ:
- ಅದು ಖಾತರಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಂತಃಕರಣ ಮತ್ತು ಧರ್ಮದ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ನಾಗರಿಕರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಲಭ್ಯ.
- ಈ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯವು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸುವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ, ನೈತಿಕತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಮೇಲಿನ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದು/ಯಾವುವು ಸರಿ?
- ಕೇವಲ 1
- ಕೇವಲ 2
- 1 ಮತ್ತು 2 ಎರಡೂ
- 1 ಅಥವಾ 2 ಯಾವುದೂ ಅಲ್ಲ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B — ವಿಧಿ 25ರ ಹಕ್ಕು ಎಲ್ಲ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಲಭ್ಯವಿದ್ದು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸುವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ, ನೈತಿಕತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ 2 ಮಾತ್ರ ಸರಿ.
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