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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:22237-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 43636 of 2024 Petitioner :- Mohit Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- C.D.Mishra,Shrawan Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. Petitioner intends to convert his religion from Hindu to Sikh. A conversion certificate in that regard is annexed.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that appropriate action in terms of the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 is not being undertaken by the respondents. Section 8(1) of the Act, 2021 requires person intending to convert his religion to make a declaration before the District Magistrate. No material has been shown in the writ petition that such declaration has been made to the District Magistrate or the Additional District Magistrate in accordance with Schedule I at least 60 days in advance. In absence of apparent non-compliance of the provisions on the part of the petitioner himself, we are not inclined to proceed any further or to issue any direction in the matter. Leaving it open to the petitioner to comply Section 8(1) of the Act, 2021, this petition is consign to record.
Order Date :- 17.2.2025 Kpy Digitally signed by :- KAVLESHWAR PRASAD YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad