When the plea came up for hearing in July, the bench again said that parliament and State legislatures are free to make laws prohibiting forced conversions, but for the court to make any such recommendation, a strong case must be made out.
The judges said that they cannot rely on newspaper reports to make such recommendations and a petitioner seeking such a prayer will have to produce solid material to substantiate his claims.
Subsequently, when it came up for hearing on November 21, Monday, Upadhyay chose to withdraw the plea.
Source: Barandbench
