Supreme Court Reaffirms: Scheduled Caste status ends upon religious conversion, upholds constitutional mandate

Supreme Court refuses review of its earlier order on Scheduled Caste status and religious conversion.

The Court reiterates that Scheduled Caste status ends upon conversion to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism.

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order mandates that conversion to Christianity or Islam results in loss of Scheduled Caste status.

The ruling upholds the constitutional provision as valid.