Supreme Court says person converting from Hinduism to Islam can’t claim ‘backward’ quota
The Supreme Court upheld a Madras High Court ruling that a person converting from Hinduism to Islam cannot claim reservation benefits under the Backward Class (Muslim) category. The court stated that conversion does not change a person's caste status, and affirmative action cannot be claimed based solely on prior social backwardness. This ruling clarifies the limits of caste-based reservations post-conversion.