Fair Skin, Curly Hair, Tall Height No Basis to Determine Caste, Religion: Madras HC
Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy said the committee relied on unsupported findings and ordered a fresh hearing with new evidence within eight weeks.
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Madras HC on SC certificate after reconversion to Hinduism
Chennai: The Madras High Court has held that a person who was born into a Scheduled Caste community, later converted to Christianity and subsequently reconverted to Hinduism, can be entitled to a Scheduled Caste community certificate if the reconversion is genuine and the person is accepted back into the fold of the original caste community. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy passed the order on September 11, 2026, while dealing with a petition fi…
‘Fair skin, curly hair’: Madras High Court rejects look test to determine caste
The case pertains to a family that converted from Christianity to Hinduism over four decades ago. As the State argued that their community certificate was not genuine, the court ruled that physical and linguistic characteristics might have no relevance to the inquiry
Madras High Court emphasizes community acceptance over physical traits in caste determination, overturning vigilance committee's decision
Chennai: The Madras High Court has said that a person's community cannot be determined by looking at their skin colour, height, physical build, language spoken and hair texture.
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