Maulana Halimullah Farooque Ahemed Khan

Rule Changes

Withdrew his September petition on October 22, 2026, after the Bombay High Court said it did not adequately set out the law's effects; the court allowed him to file a fresh, comprehensive plea.

Churches around Mumbai still ask worshippers to sign a form stating they came to pray of their own free will. About 4,000 churches in the Mumbai metropolitan area collect the forms, keeping them in case a prayer meeting is challenged and organizers are accused of attempting conversion.

Updated Oct 17