Ranjana vs State Of Maharashtra & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's writ petition challenging the Caste Scrutiny Committee's decision which invalidated her claim to belong to the 'Mahar' caste. The Court emphasized that the Committee's findings, based on evidence that the appellant was baptized into Christianity and did not sufficiently prove her conversion to Buddhism, were valid. The Court reiterated that under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, only those who have not converted to another religion are eligible for Scheduled Caste benefits, thus affirming the disqualification of the appellant as a Member of the Zilla Parishad.