Supreme Court junks review plea against verdict on loss of Scheduled Caste status upon religious conversion
The Indian Supreme Court dismissed a review petition regarding the loss of Scheduled Caste status upon religious conversion. The court reaffirmed that individuals lose this status if they convert to religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism.
Why it matters
This ruling clarifies the legal intersection of religious identity and affirmative action benefits in India.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a review of the apex court judgement, which held that a person from a Scheduled Caste community converting to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism loses the Scheduled Castestatus from the moment of conversion.
A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan dismissed the petition against the March 24 verdict, saying there is no error apparent on the record.
"Application seeking oral hearing of the review petition is rejected. We have gone through the review petition and perused the judgment dated March 24, 2026, which has been sought to be reviewed. There is no error apparent on the record. The Review Petition is, accordingly, dismissed," the top court said in its July 15 order passed on the review petition.
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