For sc st act
ASHESH KUMAR UPADHYAY
(Querist) 30 April 2018
This query is : Resolved
when a person belongs to SC ST act and meanwhile he/she start to follow Buddhist relation . Then is he/she can be able to use SC ST act for his?
Ms.Usha Kapoor
(Expert) 30 April 2018
Just because they follow Buddhism it doesn't mean that they are not covered under SC/ST Act.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 30 April 2018
You have left last sentence incomplete…
“when a person belongs to SC ST act and meanwhile he/she start to follow Buddhist relation . Then is he/she can be able to use SC ST act for his?”
“use SC ST act for his………….?”
What exactly do you mean by last sentence?
P. Venu
(Expert) 01 May 2018
Legally, a even after conversion Buddhism there is no change in status of SC. A Buddhist is still considered a Hindu. As for ST, change of religion makes no different in status.