Application filed in Supreme Court by Christian Opposing Granting Dalit Status to Christian community
An Intervention application has been filed at Supreme Court of India in a Writ Petition (Centre for Public Interest Litigation V Union of India, WP (Civil) No: 180 of 2004) seeking grant of Dalit Status to Dalit Hindu Converts to Christianity. The Intervention application has been filed by a Christian, Mrs. Joanna D’Costa, who is opposing granting of Dalit Status to Christians. The application states that granting of Dalit status to Christians would permanently and irreversibly damage the core religious beliefs of the Christian community since as per the Holy Bible, Galtians 3:28, Romans 10:12, Colossians 3:9-11, Acts 10:34, Romans 2:11, all human beings are equal and nobody can be treated differently. In a nutshell, the Christian religious doctrine specifically prohibits ...










