A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and R Mahadevan said that “in the instant case, the evidence presented clearly demonstrates that the appellant professes Christianity and actively practises the faith by attending church regularly”.

The Supreme Court declared that religious conversions done solely to claim reservation benefits without genuine faith constitute a constitutional fraud, denying an SC certificate to a Christian woman.

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has said religious conversions undertaken solely to avail reservation benefits without genuine belief amounted to a “fraud on

Verdict was passed while dismissing appeal filed by C. Selvarani challenging denial of SC certificate by TN government to her on the ground that her parents were Christians and her claim of conversion

The Court upheld a Madras High Court judgment from January 24, which denied a Scheduled Caste certificate to a woman who had converted to Christianity but later identified as Hindu to claim employment benefits.

The Supreme Court ruled that religious conversions solely for reservation benefits are unconstitutional. The court upheld a decision denying a scheduled caste certificate to a woman who converted to Christianity but later claimed to be Hindu for job benefits.