Topic: Scheduled Castes
Rethinking Scheduled Caste recognition: The case for including Dalit Christians and Muslims
To recognise Dalit Christians and Muslims within the Scheduled Caste framework is not to redefine caste, but to acknowledge what has long been evident.
SC status not valid after conversion to religion other than Hinduism, Buddhism Or Sikhism: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on March 24 upheld an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, ruling that a person who converts to Christianity and continues to profess and practise the religion cannot be treated as a member of the Scheduled Caste (SC) community
‘Tribute to Ambedkar’: Telangana becomes first state to categorise Scheduled Castes after SC ruling
The Telangana government has notified the implementation of the Telangana Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservations) Act 2025, becoming the first State in the country...
Evolving landscape of reservation policies in Jammu and Kashmir
Affirmative action in the form of 'Reservations' in India was supposed to create a level playing field to make up for the exploitation and...
Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classifying SCs, STs receives mixed reaction
Various stakeholders responded to the Supreme Court's ruling that allows states to create separate quotas for the most disadvantaged groups within Scheduled Castes (SCs)...
In a majority ruling, Supreme Court allows sub-classification of SCs for reservation
In a significant ruling, a 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court(by 6-1) held that sub-classification of Scheduled Castes is permissible to grant separate quotas for more backwards within the SC categories.
