[Marxistindia] Supreme Court Order on Reservation

[news from the cpi(m)]

March 25, 2026

 

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Supreme Court Order on Reservation

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) firmly disagrees
with the Supreme Court's endorsement of the Andhra Pradesh High Court order
to the effect that once an individual converts to Christianity and actively
professes and practices the same, he cannot be regarded as a member of the
Scheduled Caste community. 

 

The CPI(M) firmly holds that the idea of reservation and other safeguards
accorded to the scheduled caste community is based on the socio-economic
status of the concerned communities. But the current judgment clearly gives
precedence to the religious identity of the concerned group over those
socio-economic considerations. Therefore, the current order defeats the very
objective of according reservation and other safeguards as enshrined in the
Constitution. 

 

The Polit Bureau is of the opinion that this order must be referred to a
Constitution Bench to examine and revise the current order. 

 

 

 

Muralidharan

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

 

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