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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Can a converted Christian claim Scheduled Caste benefits? HC takes up question on religious identity

The Allahabad High Court has issued sweeping directions to verify SC claims after conversion.

In this explainer, Ruchi Bhattar unpacks the Sahani case, what the Constitution says, how courts have ruled for decades, and why this single case has widened into a nationwide conversation on religion, identity and reservation.