Today, On 24th March, Supreme Court of India upheld the Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling that conversion to Christianity bars continued membership of the Scheduled Caste community. The Court held only Hindus, Sikhs or Buddhists qualify for Scheduled Caste status, conversion to any other religion, including Christianity, results in the loss of that status.
While hearing the petition, the Supreme Court declined to go into the full details of the matter but allowed the petitioners to seek relief before the Madhya Pradesh High Court. New Delhi, June 9th – The Supreme Court of India has granted interim protection from arrest to two Madhya Pradesh-based journalists who have alleged custodial […]
