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SCs Lose Benefits If They Change Religion

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May 02, 2025

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that individuals belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) lose their SC status immediately upon converting to Christianity, thereby forfeiting protections under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Vijayawada

The verdict came in response to a case involving Pastor Chintada Anand from Kothapalem in Guntur district who had filed a complaint under the SC/ST Act.

In January 2021, Anand, a pastor for over a decade, lodged a complaint with the Chandolu police, alleging that Akkala Ramireddy and others had abused him based on his caste.

The police registered a case under the SC/ST Act. However, Ramireddy and others challenged the case in the High Court, seeking its dismissal.

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