The Allahabad High Court upholds the religious conversion of two sisters and orders the Uttar Pradesh government and their father to pay ₹25 lakh compensation. The case is heard through a habeas corpus petition, with the court concluding that the women—aged 35 and 20—were entitled, as adults, to decide their faith, residence, and personal affairs.
The outlets report that the court treats the confinement of the sisters as a serious infringement of constitutional protections, including the right to personal liberty. Both sources describe the order as a response to unlawful deprivation of freedom, and they note that the sisters’ conversion to Islam is not the basis for restricting their choices.
While both accounts focus on the compensation and the adult autonomy findings, they emphasize different aspects of the ruling. One outlet stresses the court’s holding that the women’s decisions about religion and life choices fall within their rights. The other highlights the finding that the deprivation of liberty is an “exceptionally grave and egregious” violation.
