Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 12 · Decided 17 January 1977
REV. Stainislaus v. State of Madhya Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 12 · [1977] 2 S.C.R. 611
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1489/1974
- Decided
- 17 January 1977
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, R.S. SARKARIA, P.N. SHINGAL, JASWANT SINGH (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 439; Constitution Article 25(1), 25, 226, 227
Headnote
Constitution of India-Article 25(1)-Freedom of re/igion-Rig;zt to pro­ fess-Practice and propogate religion-Whether forcible and fraudulent con­ version included-Public order-Meaning of-Seventh Schedule List II Entry 1-Madhya Pradesh Dharnia Swatantraya Adhlnivam 1968-0rissa Freedom of of. The constitutional validity of the Madhya Pradesh Dharma Swatantraya Adhiniyam, 1968, was challenged in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and the constitutional validity of the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act, 1967 was challenged in the High Court of Orissa. The two Acts prohibit forcible
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