Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 200 · Decided 16 December 1983
Kailash Sonkar v. SMT. Maya Devi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 200 · [1984] 2 S.C.R. 176
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3118/1981
- Decided
- 16 December 1983
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, R.B. MISRA, M.P. THAKKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
D E F • G H KAILASH SONKAR V .. . SMT. MAYA DEVI December 16, 1983 [S. MuRTAZA FAZAL Au, R.B. ,MISRA AND M.P. THAK"AR, JJ.J Hindu la_w-Whether a Hindu on conversion to another religion loses the original caste. Convertee loses caste unless new religion accepts caste syste1n and pertnits to. old religion-Whether' the original caste revive~Factors which determine revfral of odginal caste . . Representation of the People Act-Person born of C!tristia1t parents-J!ducated and known as Christian-Reconverted to HiTidtiism voluntarily-Married a· 1'zemher of scheduled
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