Supreme Court upholds religion-linked Scheduled Caste eligibility under the 1950 Order
24 Mar, 2026
Supreme Court upholds religion-linked Scheduled Caste eligibility under the 1950 Order
Unit 6 — Logical ReasoningUnit 10 — Higher Education System
What Happened?
The Court delivered its judgment on 24 March 2026 and upheld the interpretation of Clause 3 under which SC recognition is limited to persons professing Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism. It also held that conversion to another religion results in loss of SC status under the Order.
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