Urgent Help
Rahul Chavda
(Querist) 05 May 2010
This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir,
Before marriage my caste was Hindu-Brahmin.I have married since one year and my husband's caste is sheduled caste (Hindu-Vankar). Now i want to change my caste to my husaband's caste i.e. Sheduled Caste. I have made an affidavit of name change after marriage from notary but i don't have any caste certificate.
My husband stays at savar kundla, district- amreli , GUJARAT.
Please let me know the procedure and time duration for this process.
I went to samaj kalyan vibhag at district amreli and aksed the same but their authorities have told that "on marriage of a higher caste woman with that of a lower caste man , Women's cast does not change to Scheduled Caste and will remain brahmin fore ever.
Please guide
Tribhuwan Pandey
(Expert) 05 May 2010
The authority has rightly advised you.
Caste is by birth not by marriage.
Your caste will remain same in which caste you have born. You may change your caste in documents but you cannot take advantage of schedule caste because you are not schedule caste by birth.
But it is the choice of your issues they may take take advantage of schedule caste.
