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No SC status for those who convert: Top court

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

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March 25, 2026

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that conversion to Christianity and other religions results in the loss of scheduled caste (SC) status, holding that a person who professes a faith other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism cannot claim the constitutional protections and statutory entitlements available to members of scheduled castes.

- Utkarsh Anand

Upholding an Andhra Pradesh High Court decision, a bench of justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan not only affirmed the quashing of criminal proceedings in a case registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities

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