SC upholds interim bail for university vice-chancellor in alleged forced religious conversion case

Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) In a significant ruling, India’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an application filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh seeking to recall the interim bail granted to Dr Rajendra Bihari Lal, the Vice-Chancellor of Sam Higginbottom … Read more

SC grants interim bail to SHUATS VC in conversion case, Allahabad HC judge recuses from related matter

(Photo: Pixabay) In a significant development, the Supreme Court on March 4 granted interim bail to Rajendra Bihari Lal, the Vice Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh’s Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), in a case of alleged illegal religious conversion. The apex court’s decision comes after the Allahabad High Court had not been … Read more

Supreme Court grants interim protection in religious conversion case in Uttar Pradesh

ECI church, Hariharganj, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: Courtesy of ECI) In a recent development, the Supreme Court has provided interim protection from arrest to the Chairman of the Broadwell Christian Hospital Society in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, amidst allegations of forceful religious conversion. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala has … Read more