Religious Conversion Only To Avail Reservation Benefits Without Actual Belief Impermissible, Fraud On Constitution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that religious conversion solely to avail reservation benefits without genuine belief constitutes a fraud on the Constitution. The court held that such conversions undermine the principles of reservation, which are based on social and educational backwardness. The ruling emphasized that conversion for economic or political benefits without sincere religious conviction is impermissible and detrimental to the integrity of constitutional provisions. The judgment sought to ensure that religious conversions are not misused as a means to gain unjust advantages, reinforcing the necessity of authenticity in the exercise of religious freedoms.