Person above 18 years free to choose religion of his choice: Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea against "deceitful religious conversion"

Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman led bench during the hearing remarked that the plea by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay was a publicity interest litigation.

Supreme Court

A person above the age of 18 years is free to choose a religion of his or her choice, the Supreme Court observed on Friday refusing to entertain a public interest litigation seeking directions to ban black magic, superstition and deceitful religious conversion.

Supreme Court of India

Justice Rohinton Nariman

Article 25

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay

Religious conversion