Within the constitutional framework and recent Judicial pronouncements consider the following statem...........

Indian Political System(HCS) FR, DPSPS and Duties

Within the constitutional framework and recent Judicial pronouncements, consider the following statements.

1) Choosing a faith is the substratum of individuality.

2) Agnostics cannot, in principle, enjoy the religious freedom accorded by the Constitution.

3) Right to religious conversion is part of fundamental right of choice of an individual

Which of these is/are correct ?

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

1 and 2 only

3 only

The Supreme Court has held that a person’s right to choose a religion and marry is an intrinsic part of her meaningful existence.
Neither the State nor “patriarchal supremacy” can interfere in her decision.( case of Hadiya, a 26- year-old Homeopathy student who converted to Islam and married a Muslim man.)
The case first gained attention as a case of forced conversion. Matters of belief and faith, including whether to believe, are at the core of constitutional liberty.
Freedom of faith is essential to one’s autonomy
Matters of dress and of food, of ideas and ideologies, of love and partnership are within the central aspects of identity. Society has no role to play in determining the choice of partners. The Constitution guarantees to each individual the right freely to practise, profess and propagate religion.
Choices of faith and belief as indeed choices in matters of marriage lie within an area where individual autonomy is supreme