Important : // Bombay High Court has held that the Govt cannot compel any person to declare his religion in any document, form or declaration. Hearing a PIL filed by three individuals, the court ruled that every citizen in India, which was a secular democratic republic, had the right under the Constitution to state that he or she does not belong to any religion and does not practice or profess any religion. The Centre and Maharashtra Govt had opposed “No Religion” filled up in the column of religion in official forms. These individuals went to court for their right. Referring to Article 25 of the Constitution which guarantees right to freedom of conscience, the bench held that such a right conferred on a citizen includes a right to openly say that he or she does not practice any religion.// indianexpress/article/cities/mumbai/citizen-can-declare-that-he-does-not-belong-to-any-religion-bombay-high-court/
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:28:36 +0000
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