Ordinarily caste determined by birth but married woman may acquire caste of husband in rare circumstances: Karnataka High Court

A petition by a Gram Panchayat member challenging an order preventing her from contesting as a member of a scheduled tribe (ST) community, was rejected by the Karnataka High Court since she did not belong to the community by birth and had not proved that she belonged to the community through marriage [Archana MG v. Abhilasha and Ors].