Freedom of Religion and Right to Privacy Interlinked: Supreme Court

In October 2025, in a landmark judgment, Supreme Court (SC) said the right to choose a religion is purely a personal choice and the state cannot regulate it as it violates the Fundamental rights of citizens enshrined in the Constitution.

  • The Supreme Court was hearing the UP government’s Anti-Conversion Law (2025).

What did SC say?

  • Direct Link between Privacy & Religion: The SC highlighted that Article 25 includes elements of privacy in right to freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion.
  • Secularism: The bench reiterated that the word 'secular' in the Preamble is an intrinsic ....
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