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The court argued that the companies registered under the Law of Registry of Companies Tamil Nadu, 1975, must promote public causes, not caste identity.
When calling the caste a “social evil”, the judge pointed out that Tamil Nadu’s casteism was not restricted to any religion and that he had just permeated among the rationalists.
The Madras Superior Court recently ruled that caste -based associations/societies and educational institutions operating under specific caste names and restrictive statutes are unconstitutional and cannot continue as registered entities that are not help.
Judge D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, issuing a very drafted verdict, declared that such associations violate the public policy and constitutional vision of a society without foundry.
The Court heard a lot of three writing requests presented by caste -based associations, the Indian of southern India, Mahajana Sangam, Tuuchengode Vatta Kongu Velalar Sangam and the bad winding related to education and the search for relief of Renis, relief reliefs.
But instead of awarding close disputes, Judge Chakravarthy Tok the opportunity to examine a broader question: Can the courts entertain the struggles for societies whose objective is to perpetuate the identity of the caste?
The court responded with a resounding.
When calling the caste a “social evil”, the judge pointed out that Tamil Nadu’s casteism was not restricted to any religion and that he had just permeated among the rationalists. “The caste cannot be ‘community’. In the best case, it can be called ‘dividency of Com’,” he said, criticizing the hypocrisy of the institutions he carries while preaching the values of Ambedkar, Bharathiyar and Thirkrkural.
Judge Chakravarthy condemned honor murders, violence based on school castes and the continuous existence of caste associations disguised as cultural or educational bodies. “Schoolchilden uses colored bands, brings knives in school bags and form caste gangs. The problem is not isolated,” he said.
He thought that the government of Tamil Nadu had initially supported the direction of the court that received a decision of Banca de Madurai 2023 and issued a circular (no. 1/2024) to act against societies based on caste-based caste The court criticized this change of meaning, stating that at least a line could have said: “The perpetuation of the caste is the bathroom.”
The court argued that the companies registered under the Law of Registry of Societies Tamil Nadu, 1975 must promote public causes: the identity of the chest of the memorandum. He directed all societies based on castes that leave the names of castes of their titles, amend their objectives to eliminate the perpetuation of caste and open the membership to all. Unless they meet, their records must be canceled within six months.
Crucially, the court extended the directive to schools and conferences, but with private and government administrations, which carry caste names. “It is painful that in the 21st century, the government allows such words in the names of schools,” said the judge, ordering the recognition of institutions that do not meet the 2025–26 academic year.
The judges also supported the ONE-Man Committee report by Judge K. Chandru, who had required to eliminate caste denominations from the names of public schools and institutions.
The Court concluded with a warning: “Unless associations and educational organizations leave caste labels and objectives, they will not be entitled to the relief of any court. The law is not static. It must march with the needs of society.”