• Supreme Court has stated that government may need to re-check its stance on Ranganath Mishra report.
• The top court was hearing the pleas, including those which have alleged that the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 is discriminatory and violative of Article 14 and 15.
  • The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, as amended from time to time, says no person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism shall be deemed to be a member of a Scheduled Caste (SC).

About Ranganath Mishra Commission

• It is officially known as National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities.
• It was constituted to look into various issues related to linguistic and religious minorities in the country.
• Report by Commission (2007) recommended that Scheduled caste status be completely delinked from religion and be made religion-neutral like STs.
• It had recommended permitting Dalits who converted to Islam and Christianity to avail Scheduled Caste status.