SC issues notice to Rajasthan govt on plea challenging validity of anti-conversion law

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Rajasthan government and others on a petition challenging the validity of the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the state and others, seeking their replies on the plea filed by the Jaipur Catholic Welfare Society.

"We have raised issues of legislative competence as well as excessiveness in terms of constitutional limitations," senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for the petitioner, said.

The bench observed that petitions raising similar issue were pending consideration before the top court. "We have raised an entirely different question," Dhavan said.

"We will issue notice and call the other side and then we will hear you," Justice Nath said, as the bench issued notice on the plea and posted the matter for hearing after four weeks. It also tagged the plea with the pending petitions raising similar issue.