Under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, only Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs can avail the scheduled castes status at the moment. “All these old matters are pending in this court because of its social ramifications,” said a Supreme Court bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, AS Oka and Vikram Nath. “A day has come when we have to take a call on this.”
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