New Delhi, Nov 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Rajasthan Government on a petition challenging the validity of the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025.
A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta sought replies from the State and others on a plea filed by the Jaipur Catholic Welfare Society, which has questioned the law’s constitutional validity.
Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for the petitioner, submitted before the Court, “We have raised issues of legislative competence as well as excessiveness in terms of constitutional limitations.”
The Bench noted that similar matters are already pending consideration before the Supreme Court. Dhavan, however, maintained that the present petition raises an entirely distinct question.
“We will issue notice and call the other side, and then we will hear you,” Justice Nath said, as the Court issued notice and tagged the matter with other pending petitions. The case will be heard after four weeks.
On November 3, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear two other petitions challenging several provisions of the same law, and had sought the Rajasthan Government’s response within four weeks. The 2025 Act was passed by the Rajasthan State Assembly in September.
In September 2025, another Bench of the Supreme Court had also sought responses from multiple States on pleas challenging their respective anti-conversion laws. The Court had stated that any request to stay the operation of such laws would be considered after the States filed their replies.
The pending batch of petitions challenges the constitutional validity of similar anti-conversion legislations enacted by Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Karnataka.
The matter will now be taken up after completion of pleadings.
