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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a person who professes a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism cannot be recognised as a member of a Scheduled Caste. Emphasising the scope of the law, the bench said a person cannot simultaneously practise a religion not listed in the 1950 Order and claim Scheduled Caste status.
The Supreme Court on Monday urged the Union government to ensure that India’s first caste census since Independence is conducted on the basis of verifiable and accurate data, recording its expectation that.
