https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189762 The Supreme Court dismissed certain civil and criminal appeals challenging the constitutionality of the Madhya Pradesh Act regulating religious conversions, upholding the High Court's judgment that the Act did not violate Article 25(1) of the Constitution. The Court also upheld the legislative competence of State Legislatures to enact such laws under Entry 1 of List II of the Seventh Schedule. However, the Court allowed appeals related to the Orissa Act, declaring it constitutional. The parties were directed to bear their own costs in the Madhya Pradesh appeals, while the State was ordered to pay the respondent's costs in the Orissa appeal. en-us Mon, 17 Jan 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:39:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189762 The Supreme Court dismissed certain civil and criminal appeals challenging the constitutionality of the Madhya Pradesh Act regulating religious conversions, upholding the High Court's judgment that the Act did not violate Article 25(1) of the Constitution. The Court also upheld the legislative competence of State Legislatures to enact such laws under Entry 1 of List II of the Seventh Schedule. However, the Court allowed appeals related to the Orissa Act, declaring it constitutional. The parties were directed to bear their own costs in the Madhya Pradesh appeals, while the State was ordered to pay the respondent's costs in the Orissa appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 17 Jan 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189762