Tamil Nadu Moves SC Against Madras HC Verdict Striking Down Quota Benefits for Converts to Islam
The state says the ruling blocks reservation benefits for converts from reserved communities after the court struck down a 2024 order.
- On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, the Tamil Nadu government appealed to the Supreme Court, challenging a Madras High Court ruling that blocked converts to Islam from claiming Backward Class reservation status.
- The High Court struck down a 2024 Government Order on June 24, ruling that conversion to Islam renders individuals "just another Mussalman," precluding them from carrying over Hindu caste-based reservation benefits.
- Sameer Ahamed, a 33-year-old who converted from Hinduism in 2015, sought a "Muslim Lebbai" community certificate, which the Kayathar Tahsildar rejected, prompting his legal challenge.
- Justices GR Swaminathan and PB Balaji rejected the state government's defense, which relied on the Backward Classes Commission, affirming that Islam seeks an egalitarian society without Hindu caste hierarchy.
- The state's special leave petition names Ahamed, the District Collector, and revenue officials as respondents, seeking to overturn a legal position established "more than 75 years ago.
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Asian News<p style="text-align: justify;">The Vijayanagar government of Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's decision that a person who converted to Islam is not entitled to claim reservation under the 'Backward Class (Muslim)' category merely on the basis of conversion. The Secretary of the State Government has filed a petition challenging the High Court's decision which declared the Government Order (GO) issued on M…
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Tamil Nadu moves SC against Madras HC verdict striking down quota benefits for converts to Islam
In a pivotal legal maneuver, the Tamil Nadu government has taken its case to the Supreme Court, challenging a High Court verdict that restricts converts to Islam from securing reservation benefits. This ruling came after the High Court invalidated a prior government order that enabled these individuals to obtain community certificates. The implications of this appeal touch on broader themes of religious conversion and rights to affirmative actio…
TVK Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Madras High Court Verdict Striking Down BC (Muslim) Reservation For Converts
The TVK government has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court judgment that held a person who converts to Islam cannot automatically claim the status of Backward Class (Muslim) for the purpose of reservation, as reported in The Hindu. The State has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the High Court’s decision, which had struck down a 2024 Government Order (GO) that allowed eligible converts to Islam to be classifie…
Tamil Nadu approaches SC against High Court order on quota for Islam converts
Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court ruling quashing its 2024 order on BCM reservation for converts to Islam. The state says conversion does not remove social disadvantage and that the policy protected existing quota benefits.
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