Raipur: Hoardings erected to prevent forcible conversion by way of allurement or fraudulent means cannot be termed as unconstitutional, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held.

The Court disposed of a petition seeking the removal of hoardings from at least eight villages that prohibit the entry of pastors and “converted Christians”. ADVERTISEMENT

The division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru stated in its that: “The hoardings appear to have been installed by the concerned Gram Sabhas as a precautionary measure to protect the interest of indigenous tribes and local cultural heritage.”

Digbal Tandi, a resident of Kanker district, had moved the Court raising the issue of segregation of the Christian community and their religious leaders from the mainstream vil

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