The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court, challenging a Madras High Court judgment that held a person converting to Islam is not entitled to claim reservation under the Backward Class (Muslim) category solely on the basis of conversion.
Tamil Nadu Moves SC Against Madras HC Verdict Striking Down Quota Benefits for Converts to Islam
The Tamil Nadu government has challenged the Madras High Court judgement that held a person converting to Islam is not entitled to claim reservation under the Backward Class (Muslim)
The appeal has been filed by the secretary to the state government against the high court’s decision, which declared unconstitutional a Government Order (GO) issued on March 9, 2024.
The impugned GO had permitted persons belonging to Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), Denotified Communities (DNC), or Scheduled Castes (SC) who subsequently converted to Islam to be treated as BC (Muslim) and obtain community certificates under one of the seven notified Muslim communities for the purpose of availing reservation benefits.
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