Crime & Law · India
Madras High Court: Caste Not Determined by Appearance or English
The Madras High Court has ruled that caste cannot be determined by a person's appearance, complexion, height, or hair. The court overturned an order that had cancelled a Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate. The case involved an individual whose father, originally Hindu Adi Dravida, converted to Christianity in 1960. A key dispute was whether the individual's return to Hinduism was genuine and if the community accepted them.
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