Supreme Court Junks Review Plea Against Verdict on Loss of Scheduled Caste Status upon Religious Conversion
The court said conversion to a religion outside the order ends SC status immediately and bars statutory benefits.
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Supreme Court Reaffirms: Scheduled Caste status ends upon religious conversion, upholds constitutional mandate
New Delhi: Can a person born into a Scheduled Caste claim the Constitutionally granted Scheduled Caste (SC) status and associated special rights even after converting to another religion? The Supreme Court has once again delivered a clear message regarding this widely discussed constitutional question with far-reaching implications. Refusing to reconsider its historic judgment dated March 24, 2026, the Court stated that there was no apparent err…
SC upholds loss of SC status upon conversion to...
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a review petition challenging its earlier verdict that a person from a Scheduled Caste (SC) community loses their SC status upon converting to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism, effective from the moment of conversion.
SC junks review plea against verdict on loss of SC status upon religious conversion
On March 24, in a significant decision, the top court held that a Scheduled Caste community person converting to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism loses the SC status from the moment of conversion regardless of birth
SC dismisses review plea against ruling denying SC status to practising Christian converts
SC dismisses review plea against ruling denying SC status to practising Christian converts New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition challenging its March 24 judgment, which held that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practise the faith cannot claim Scheduled Caste (SC) status or invoke protections […] The post SC dismisses review plea against ruling denying SC status to practising Christi…
SC Rejects Review Plea on Scheduled Caste Status for Practising Christian Converts
New Delhi, July 27, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition challenging its earlier ruling that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practise the faith cannot claim Scheduled Caste (SC) status or seek protection under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan held that there was…
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