Supreme Court says no SC status for those who convert: 'Caste status stood eclipsed in the eyes of law'

The court underscored that this loss of status carries with it the termination of all statutory protections, reservations and ...

Do protections for Scheduled Castes carry over with religious conversion? What the law says

The court’s reasoning on conversion and Scheduled Caste status rests on a set of constitutional and statutory rules that tie ...
NDTV

'Caste Status Not Enough': Court Rejects Use Of SC/ST Act In Property Case

Justice Yadav held that the case was "predominantly civil and revenue in nature". The Allahabad High Court has quashed a criminal case, including charges under the SC/ST Act, arising from alleged ...
Asianet Newsable on MSN

SC/ST Act verdict historic, strengthens rights: Syed Naseruddin Chishty

Syed Naseruddin Chishty hailed the Supreme Court's SC/ST Act verdict as historic, saying it strengthens rights. The ruling ...
Indiatimes

For caste census, mere self-declaration cannot be enough: SC

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday recorded its agreement with a petitioner that mere self-declaration of caste identity by an individual during the proposed caste enumeration in 2027 could not help ...
The New Indian Express

Caste vs outcasts: Who is left out in the politics of rights?

Nearly a hundred years after Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar’s famous treatise, The Annihilation of Caste, who would have thought that India would turn a full circle, or should I say turn turtle? For today ...
Indiatimes

Abusive words alone not SC/ST Act offence: SC

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that merely using abusive language against a member of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cannot be an offence under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and ...