Hindus Who Convert to Another Religion Can't Claim Reservation: SC Upholds Madras HC Order on Quota
The court said conversion alone does not transfer social backwardness or qualify a person for Backward Class (Muslim) reservation.
- On Thursday, The Supreme Court upheld a Madras High Court order affirming that social backwardness is not transferable upon religious conversion, blocking reservation benefits for individuals converting to Islam.
- Tamil Nadu appealed the Madras High Court order that quashed its notification granting reservation to converts, arguing the policy represented valid executive authority pursuant to statutory commission recommendations.
- A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed the appeal, holding that the Tamil Nadu order created an "artificial group" and that backward Hindu community members do not automatically become backward Muslim members through conversion.
- Individuals converting from the Hindu social order to Islam cannot claim reservation under the Backward Class category solely based on conversion, eliminating a pathway the state had attempted to create.
- Justice Mishra stated that government notifications granting backward status must be preceded by statutory social checks, establishing a procedural requirement for future reservation policies affecting community classifications.
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No benefits of backward class reservation for Islam converts: SC upholds Madras HC order
Supreme Court Verdict on Tamil Nadu Reservation: The Supreme Court ruled that conversion from Hinduism to Islam does not automatically qualify a person for reservation under Tamil Nadu’s Backward Class (Muslim) category, dismissing the state government’s appeal.
SC Upholds Madras HC Order Quashing Backward Class Reservation for Islam Converts
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Supreme Court says person converting from Hinduism to Islam can’t claim ‘backward’ quota
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