Conversion For Sake Of Marriage Now not Appropriate: Allahabad Prime Courtroom
The lady had transformed her faith precisely a month ahead of her marriage. (Representational)
Lucknow:
Non secular conversion – only for the aim of marriage – isn’t applicable, the Allahabad Prime Courtroom stated relating to an previous order because it refused to intervene in a petition by means of a pair, in search of coverage 3 months after their marriage. The lady who filed the petition is a Muslim by means of delivery however had transformed to Hinduism a month ahead of her marriage to a Hindu guy.
In an order handed on September 23, a unmarried pass judgement on bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi disregarded the couple’s writ petition that sought a course from the courtroom that their family would now not intervene of their married existence by means of ‘adopting coercive measures’.
In his order, Justice Tripathi recorded that the girl used to be Muslim by means of delivery and had transformed her faith from Islam to Hinduism in June this yr, precisely a month and two days ahead of her marriage.
“The Courtroom has perused the file in query and located that the primary petitioner has transformed her faith on 29.6.2020 and simply after one month, they’ve solemnized their marriage on 31.7.2020, which obviously unearths to this Courtroom that the stated conversion has taken position just for the aim of marriage,” the order says.
In his order, the pass judgement on additionally made a connection with a 2014 order by means of the similar courtroom that he stated had ‘ has proceeded to watch that conversion only for the aim of marriage is unacceptable’.
The 2014 judgement, relating to Smt. Noor Jahan Begum @ Anjali Mishra & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors.) additionally says , ‘ Thus conversion of faith to Islam, within the provide set of details, of the women with out their religion and trust in Islam and on the example of the lads, only for the aim of marriage, can’t be stated to be a sound conversion to Islam faith. Those marriages (Nikah) are in opposition to the mandate in Sura II Ayat 221 of the Holy Quran”.
The courtroom additionally left it open for the petitioners to look ahead of the involved Justice of the Peace of their house to file their statements.
