Chief Justice Vikram Nath

The legislation has stringent provisions against any individual or institution indulging in forcible religious conversion by marriage. The Gujarat High Court is hearing two petitions that have challenged the newly enacted amendment. What are the legal issues at stake?

The petitioners termed the Act as an invasion into personal autonomy, free choice, freedom of religion and unlawful discrimination and hence, violative of the fundamental rights under Articles 14, 21 and 25 of the Constitution. On August 5, the Court had heard arguments in the plea.

One way to further the right to information is to allow the people access to watch the functioning of the institutions that serve them, as only on the backs of an informed citizenry, a representative democracy survives and evolves.

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said that a Judge should never get swayed by popular opinion and must stand up against the popular perception for the call of justice

The President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association (GHCAA) Mr Yatin Oza in a letter addressed to the Chief Justice Vikram Nath has requested to resume physical functioning of the Court.