It clarified the legal implications on Scheduled Castes and Tribes who have converted themselves to other non-Hindu religions.
The bench led by Justice Prashanth Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria categorically declared the judgement. A person who converts himself to non-Hindu religions will immediately and completely lose their Scheduled Cast status.
The Court held that a person who has converted to Christianity or Islam cannot invoke the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, for any incident occurring after their conversion, as they are no longer considered a member of Scheduled Cast.
The Court also specified that the mere possession of a government-issued does not grant a person SC benefits, if they are practicing any non-Hindu faith.
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Scheduled Tribes can continue practising their traditions and customs as per their community standards and if they are converted to non-Hindu religions and if they still want to keep their tribal tradition, even after conversion, they are allowed to do it. However, no ST benefits from the government.
The judgement of the court has thoroughly hurdled Muslim and Christian Conversion rackets and agents as they can no longer indulge in inducement or other means of tempting offers.