May 22, 2003	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 19,1424

AHMEDABAD, May 21: The top court in Gujarat on Wednesday asked for clarification from the Hindu-nationalist government on a controversial law restricting religious conversions.

The Gujarat High Court acted after a complaint from a Christian group that claimed the “Freedom of Religion Act” passed by the state assembly in March violated the Indian constitution’s protections of the right to worship. The court ordered the advocate general to appear on Friday.—AFP