The Bombay High Court ruled that household religious symbols like crosses do not prove conversion from Hinduism to Christianity. The court set aside a committee’s decision invalidating a student’s Scheduled Caste claim, emphasizing that formal religious rites, not mere symbols, are required to prove conversion and abandon caste identity. The Bombay High Court ruled that household religious symbols like crosses do not prove conversion from Hinduism to Christianity. The court set aside a committee’s decision invalidating a student’s Scheduled Caste claim, emphasizing that formal religious rites, not mere symbols, are required to prove conversion and abandon caste identity.
