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Tamil Nadu moves SC against Madras HC order on backward status of converts to Islam
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Tamil Nadu government has appealed to the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court ruling that invalidated a government order granting Backward Class status to converts to Islam. The High Court argued that Islam does not recognize caste hierarchies, making such reservations inconsistent with the religion's egalitarian principles.
The Tamil Nadu government has appealed against a Madras High Court decision that a convert to Islam cannot claim the status of Backward Class Muslim.
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