Highly troubling order by Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court
Akola District Caste Scrutiny Committee found that a family had converted to Christianity two generations ago. Committee therefore denied the family Scheduled Caste quota as under the Constitution, SC quota benefits apply only to practicing Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs
But High Court has rejected the committee’s findings. Court held that unless conversion is documented through baptism certificate or formal paperwork, it cannot be treated as conversion
Even the presence of Cross, pictures of Jesus, and clear evidence of Christian religious practice was dismissed as irrelevant!
It’s common knowledge that for decades, evangelists have deliberately converted SC families without paperwork so that converts continue to enjoy quota benefits. This tactic makes conversion easier and brings quota benefits into the evangelists’ community
Several High Courts and Supreme Court have earlier upheld district caste scrutiny committee findings and cancelled SC benefits in similar cases
We @sewanyaya, along with activist Bhupendra Jatav, have been actively fighting this fraud and have already got cancellation of SC quota benefits in multiple such cases under our Project Samvidhan
We are preparing to challenge this. If not challenged, it will open the door to large-scale conversions and systematic quota fraud
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