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K.P. Manu v. Chairman, Scrutiny Committee for Verification of Community Certificate

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Reported as [2015] 3 S.C.R. 243
Bench Dipak Misra and V. Gopala Gowda JJ.
Decided 26 February 2015

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Kera/a (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1996 - Grant of caste certificate - Challenge to - Appellant born to Christian parents, his grandfather embraced the 0 Christianity after leaving Hinduism and the appellant converted to Hindu at the age of 24 - Grant of caste certificate of 'Hindu Pulaya' to which his ancestors belonged - Scrutiny committee as also High Court holding that he could not be treated as a Hindu - Sustainability of - Held: Not sustainable - For grant of scheduled caste status, person must belong to the caste recognised

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