A member of the Mahar caste who had converted to Mahanubhava had the issue of his conversion considered by the Supreme Court of India in the case Chaterbhuj Vithaldas Jasani v Moreshwar Parashram. The argument was that since the Mahanubhava reject castes, they could not be considered members of the Hahar caste, a scheduled caste, and were thus ineligible to run for legislative seats reserved to this caste. The court found he was still part of the Mahar caste.
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