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Converts from Hindu can't claim quota on previous status: SC

The Supreme Court ruled that converts from Hinduism cannot claim reservation benefits from their previous caste status. This decision followed a Tamil Nadu government's appeal against a Madras High Court judgment. The High Court had allowed such claims for Hindu converts to Islam from marginalized communities. However, the Supreme Court emphasized that conversion does not automatically confer membership in another backward-class community.

16 Oct 2026 12:07 am