The court docket acknowledged that by means of writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a route on the respondents to not intervene with their peaceable married life by adopting coercive measures. (Representational/Getty Photos)
Dismissing a petition filed by a married couple searching for route to others to not intervene of their married life, the Allahabad Excessive Court docket has noticed that conversion “only for the aim of marriage” is unacceptable.
The court docket made the feedback after discovering {that a} Muslim lady had transformed to Hinduism, and a month later married as per Hindu rituals.
In an order handed on September 23, Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi acknowledged that holding in view the details and circumstances, “this court docket is just not inclined to intervene within the matter below Article 226 of Structure of India”. Consequently, the court docket mentioned, “the writ petition is dismissed”.
The court docket acknowledged that by means of writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a route on the respondents to not intervene with their peaceable married life by adopting coercive measures.
“This a lot is mirrored from the document that the primary petitioner is Muslim by beginning and she or he transformed her faith from Muslim to Hindu on 29.6.2020. The petitioners solemnized their marriage based on Hindu rites and rituals on 31.7.2020,” based on the order. “The court docket has perused the document in query and located that the primary petitioner transformed her faith on 29.6.2020 and simply after one month, they solemnized their marriage on 31.7.2020, which clearly reveals to this court docket that mentioned conversion has taken place just for the aim of marriage.”
In its judgment, the court docket referred to the 2014 order in Noor Jahan Begum, alias Anjali Mishra, and One other versus the state of UP and others, together with linked instances determined by similar court docket on December 16, 2014. The court docket noticed that “conversion only for the aim of marriage is unacceptable”.
Quoting from the related portion of the 2014 judgment, the order acknowledged: “Making use of the above-noted ideas as laid down in varied judgments and mandate of The Holy QURAN in Sura II Ayat 221, I discover that alleged conversion of petitioner No.1, lady in every of the writ petitions, can’t be mentioned to be bonafide or legitimate.
“The faith of petitioner No.1 in every of the writ petitions was transformed on the occasion of the petitioner No.2 (boys) to marry with the lady. The petitioner ladies have acknowledged that they have no idea about Islam. Within the writ petition, in addition to within the statements on oath made earlier than this court docket…all of them acknowledged that the boy received their faith transformed with sole goal to marry along with her.
“Thus, conversion of faith to Islam, within the current set of details, of the ladies with out their religion and perception in Islam and on the occasion of the boys, solely for the aim of marriage, can’t be mentioned to be a sound conversion to Islam faith…. Even within the case of Lily Thomas (supra) Hon’ble Supreme Court docket noticed…that conversion of faith of a non-Muslim with none actual change of perception in Islam and just for marriage is void,” Justice Tripathi acknowledged within the order, quoting from the 2014 judgment.
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