Acts Flashcards
The Election Laws Amendment Bill, 2021 seeks to amend ___
Representation of People Act 1950 and 1951
why will Section 23 of the RP Act 1950 be amended
to allow voluntary linking of voters roll with aadhar
why does it seek to amend section 14 of rp act 1950
to introduce 4 qualifying dates, 1 jan, 1 april, 1 july, 1 october
why does it want to change sec 20 of rp act 1950 and sec 60 of rp act 1951
to make it gender neutral for service voter and bring a change from wife to spouse for husbands of female army officers
This linking of the Aadhar card with the electoral role is in consonance with 105th report of the ____________
Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personal, Public Grievances and Law and Justice.
the UP anti conversion law is called
Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021 , following from the prohibition of unlawful religious conversion ordinance 2020
how many cases has up registered under the ordinance
108
how many people were arrested and how many people were charged (chargesheet filed)
189 arrests and 72 chargesheets filed
31 accused were minors
how many victims have said they were forced to convert
77
under the law, unlawful conversion is a ___________ offence
non-bailable offence
the onus of proof lies on
the defendent (must prove they are not guilty)
the notice period for religious conversion must be sent to
what is the notice period
DM
notice period - two months
the notice period for religious conversion must be sent to
what is the notice period
DM
notice period - two months
if a woman has converted for the sole purpose of ________, __________ would be declared null and void
marriage, marriage is voided
Violation of the provisions of the law would invite a jail term of not less than _____ extendable to ____ with a fine of ₹15,000.
one year to five years
If a _________________________________________- was converted through the said unlawful means, the jail term would be a minimum of three years and could be extended to 10 years with a fine of ₹25,000.
minor woman or a woman from the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes communities
cancellation of registration of social organisations conducting ____________________
mass conversions.
cancellation of registration of social organisations conducting ____________________
mass conversions.
the Allahabad high court said in a verdict (Salamat Ansari-Priyanka Kharwar case) that
the right to choose a partner or live with a person of choice was part of a citizen’s fundamental right to life and liberty.
which FRs does the law stand in contention with
Article 21 of the constitution which guarantees individuals the right to marry a person of one’s choice.
under Article 25, freedom of conscience, the practice and conversion of religion of one’s choice including not following any religion, are also guaranteed.
the law employs the use of open-textured phrases such as
“undue influence”, “allurement” and “coercion”.
what was the first bill introduced in the parliament ot regulate religious conversions and when was it done
Indian Conversion (Regulation and Registration) Bill was introduced in 1954, which sought to enforce “licensing of missionaries and the registration of conversion with government officials”. This bill failed to gather majority support in the Lok Sabha.
Backward Communities (Religious Protection) Bill in 1960
“which aimed at checking conversion of Hindus to ‘non-Indian religions’ which, as per the definition in the Bill, included Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism”.
The Freedom of Religion Bill was introduced in Parliament in 1979.
It sought “official curbs on inter-religious conversion.” These bills were also not passed by Parliament due to a lack of political support.
