Satya Ranjan Majhi And Anr vs State Of Orissa And Ors

The petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of Sections 2 and 7 of the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act, 1967, and associated Rules. The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the legislation by relying on the precedent set in Rev. Stainislaus v. State of Madhya Pradesh. The Court reaffirmed that while Article 25(1) allows the propagation of religion through exposition of tenets, it does not grant a fundamental right to forcibly convert another person, as such actions would infringe upon the 'freedom of conscience'.