<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Draft Desk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Draft Desk]]></description><link>https://www.draftdesk.co.in/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 06:56:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.draftdesk.co.in/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Convert and Lose Your Caste Quota? The Big Supreme Court Ruling on SC Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executive Summary:  In March 2026, India’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision that if a person in a Scheduled Caste (SC) converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism, they immediately lose their SC status and associated reservation benefits [1] [2] . The unanimous 2‑judge bench (Justices Mishra and Anjaria) stressed that the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950  makes this “bar … absolute” [1] [2] . In other words, a Christian or Muslim who was born a Dalit...]]></description><link>https://www.draftdesk.co.in/post/convert-and-lose-your-caste-quota-the-big-supreme-court-ruling-on-sc-status</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ccdd1440e74dbec4faa383</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:59:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3c5b26_38c5e8359ed447ed86dba3e38b565154~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DraftDesk Research</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>