Allahabad HC upholds religious conversion of two women, orders UP govt. and father to pay ₹25 lakh compensation
Hearing a habeas corpus petition, the court holds that the siblings aged 35 and 20 years were entitled to decide their faith, residence and personal affairs as adults
The Allahabad High Court has ruled in favor of two Hindu women who converted to Islam, directing their father and the Uttar Pradesh government to pay ₹25 lakh in compensation for the violation of their fundamental rights. Justice Sandeep Jain, during a habeas corpus hearing on August 6, declared the sisters, aged 35 and 20, free to choose their residence and religious beliefs without interference from the father or any other individual or authority.
The court emphasized that the sisters' right to decide their faith and personal matters as adults was protected under the Constitution, and their detention by their father was deemed "wholly illegal" and without legal basis. The State government was ordered to reimburse 50% of the compensation, while the remaining 50% could be recovered from any public servant who contributed to the unlawful confinement.
Additionally, the father was instructed not to interfere with the sisters' personal liberty, movement, residence, profession, or religious choices and to return their personal documents within seven days.
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