Case Law Analysis
|Himachal Pradesh High Court
Clause 3 Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 | Conversion to Islam Automatically Revokes Scheduled Caste Status : HP HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court rules that conversion to Islam results in immediate forfeiture of Scheduled Caste status under Clause 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, disentitling the individual from reservations and statutory benefits. The judgment reaffirms the absolute bar on Scheduled Caste status for those professing religions other than Hindu, Sikh, or Buddhist.