Explained | The Scheduled Caste classification and the religion bar: What has the Supreme Court ruled?

The Supreme Court of India ruled on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) that a Pastor from the Madiga community in Andhra Pradesh could ...
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Caste Census In 2027 After 16 Years: What’s Changing, Why It Matters – Explained

The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday announced that India will conduct its next population census in 2027, which will also include caste enumeration, marking a major shift in the country's demographic ...

SC concludes only Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists can claim Scheduled Caste status | Explained

The bench headed by Justice PK Mishra cited the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1950, which mandates that “no person ...
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Government approves caste census: What is it and why it matters - Explained

NEW DELHI: Caste enumeration was a regular feature of census exercises during British rule from 1881 to 1931. However, with the first census of independent India in 1951, the government chose to ...