Abraham Joy 30 August 2023

Buddhist sc status if married to general category christian

Will the SC status of a Buddhist woman change if she marries a guy from General category Christian.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 31 August 2023

No, she can retain her original community status even if she is married to a general category person.

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Real Soul.... (LEGAL) 31 August 2023

She can have her benifits under reserved catagory that is not effected.

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Abraham Joy 02 September 2023

Thank you.

But it won't change even if she changes her religion?

P. Venu (Advocate) 02 September 2023

Marriage does not change the status of community. However, you will lose SC status if opts to convert to Christianity.

Abraham Joy 03 September 2023

But I have seen some verdicts of Supreme court where it states that caste by birth won't be changed even if a person opts to convert.

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Advocate) 11 September 2023

The cast certifiaate itself is issued on the condition tht the person is hindu/sikh/budhist.