The Hindu·4 min read·hard
Tamil Nadu govt. defends State’s power to provide quota to Muslim converts from backward classes, SC to decide
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Krishnadas Rajagopal
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The Supreme Court of India is set to rule on the Tamil Nadu government's appeal regarding the provision of reservation benefits to Muslim converts from backward classes. The case challenges a Madras High Court decision that deemed such reservations unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 7, 2026) agreed to pronounce judgment on a Tamil Nadu government appeal seeking confirmation of the State’s power to frame and implement policy to provide reservation benefits to members of backward classes, most backward classes, denotified communities and Scheduled Castes who convert to Islam.
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