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Christian Missionary Activities — Key Cases & Reports

Updated 5 Mar 2026

Key Cases & Reports

Rev. Stanislaus vs. State of Madhya Pradesh

1977

This landmark Supreme Court judgment established that the right to propagate religion under Article 25 does not include the right to convert others. The court distinguished…

Sarla Mudgal vs. Union of India

1995

While primarily dealing with conversion for marriage purposes, this case established important principles about religious conversion and personal laws. The Supreme Court…