STATE GOVERNMENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FOLLOW CONVERSATION OF THE RELATED PERSON'S AND ADOPT THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL CONNECTION AND PERFORMANCE MADE FOR RECOGNITION, ACCORDINGLY

The Supreme Court in a statement related to a person's conversation or later actions completely break their connection with the tribal way of life and hence they lose recognition within the community, as such their ST status is weakened. Conversely, the claim cannot automatically be rejected , however such cases must be evaluated on a fact -specific basis by the competent authority in accordance with constitutional principles. The court said that for STs, there was no such religion-based exclusion prescribed in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order , 1950 . The determination of Scheduled Tribes status, therefore, cannot rest on conversion alone, but must turn on whether the claimant continues to possess and is recognised for the essential attributed of tribal identity, including customary practices, social organisation, community life, and acceptance by the concerned tribal community, the Court held on the captioned subject of an actual adoption and observance:-- Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association Registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number 9459334377