Supreme Court Upholds Madras High Court Order on Reservation for Converts
The Supreme Court of India upheld a Madras High Court order that cancelled a Tamil Nadu government notification. This notification aimed to provide reservation benefits to an individual who converted from Hinduism to Islam. The apex court observed that a person cannot claim backward class status in another religion solely through religious conversion.
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What Happened
The Supreme Court of India has affirmed a Madras High Court ruling that invalidated a Tamil Nadu government notification. This notification concerned reservation benefits for an individual who had converted from Hinduism to Islam.
The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Vishwanathan, stated that social backwardness prevalent in the Hindu social system does not automatically transfer to another religious community upon conversion. The court noted that reservation benefits under Article 16(4) of the Constitution cannot be claimed merely by changing religion.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court upheld a Madras High Court order.Janmabhumi
- The Madras High Court order cancelled a Tamil Nadu government notification.Janmabhumi
- The notification concerned reservation benefits for an individual who converted from Hinduism to Islam.Janmabhumi
- The Supreme Court observed that reservation cannot be claimed solely by changing religion.Amar UjalaJanmabhumi
- The bench included Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Vishwanathan.Janmabhumi
- The court referenced Article 16(4) of the Constitution regarding reservation benefits.Janmabhumi
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