EFFECTS OF CONVERSION ON FAMILY AND SUCCESSION RIGHTS

Abstract

The term “religion” has not been given a proper definition and thus it is difficult to understand what exactly religion is. The Supreme Court has made endeavors to define religion as a faith with individuals or communities and not theistic. Religion has derived its basis in “a system of beliefs or doctrines which are regarded by those who profess that religion as conducive to their spiritual wellbeing.” however it incorrect to say that religion is nothing else part from a doctrine of belief. Generally, a religion lays down a code of ethical rules to be followed by its followers, or maybe some rituals, observances, ceremonies or modes of worshipping which are considered to be the integral part of any religion. Some religions may also prescribe the kind of food to be eaten or the sort of dresses to be worn. Religion is just a matter of belief and personal faith. Each and every person has a right to enjoy his or her own religion and also its beliefs and ideas as approved by his judgment or conscience.

As per the 2011 census, the nation has a region of 1.3 million square miles and a populace of 1.15 billion. Hindus constitute 79.8 percent of the populace and Muslims 14.23 percent, Christians were 2.30 percent of the population, Sikhism constituted 1.72 percent, Buddhism were 0.70 percent of the total population. A category of no religion was added this year and this constituted 0.9 percent of the total population. Bunches that constitute under 1.1 percent of the populace incorporate Buddhists, Jains, Parsis (Zoroastrians), Jews, and Bahais. Marginally more than 85 percent of Muslims are Sunni; the rest are Shia. Tribal gatherings (indigenous gatherings truly outside the standing framework), for the most part included among Hindus in government insights, frequently hone customary indigenous religious convictions (animism).

There are extensive Muslim populaces in of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Kerala; Muslims are the greater part in Jammu and Kashmir. Despite the fact that Muslims are a minority, the nation has the world's second-biggest Muslim populace. Christian populaces are found the nation over however in more noteworthy fixations in the upper east, and in the southern conditions of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Goa. Three little northeastern states (Nagaland, Mizoram, and Meghalaya) have expansive Christian larger parts. Sikhs are a majority in Punjab.

Two hundred and fifty million people, or 24 percent of the populace, have a place with the Scheduled Castes (SC), otherwise called Dalits and Scheduled Tribes (ST). Some changed over from Hinduism to different religions, apparently to escape separation since numerous SC and ST individuals kept on confronting hindrances to social headway. Separation in view of standing was formally unlawful however occurrences of segregation happened, particularly in provincial territories. Some who changed over from a longing to escape separation and savagery experienced antagonistic vibe and reaction from conservative areas of Hindu society.

As per the 1992 National Commission for Minorities Act, six religious communities – Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Christians, Parsis, and Buddhists – were considered minority communities.