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India's Supreme Court orders states to respond in four weeks on challenges to anti-conversion laws, set to hear case in six weeks.
The Supreme Court of India has asked several states to respond within four weeks to petitions seeking to stay anti-conversion laws in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Karnataka.
The court will hear the matter after six weeks, examining whether these laws, which some argue infringe on religious freedom and conscience, are constitutional.
Recent amendments have allowed third parties to file criminal complaints against interfaith couples, with penalties ranging from 20 years to life imprisonment.
Petitioners claim the laws enable harassment and violate fundamental rights, while the court considers the balance between protecting individual freedom and preventing coercive conversions.
La Corte Suprema de la India ordena a los estados que respondan en cuatro semanas sobre los desafíos a las leyes anti-conversión, y se espera escuchar el caso en seis semanas.