Individual Forfeits Hindu Scheduled Caste Identity After Marriage Under Christian Statutes, Ineligible For SC Quota: Madras High Court

In a recent judgment delivered on April 8, 2025, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court held that a woman elected to the post of Chairman of Theroor Town Panchayat in Kanyakumari District could not claim Scheduled Caste (SC) status after having solemnized her marriage under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872. The post was reserved for SC candidates, and the Court found that she no longer met the…