Polity & Governance
Supreme Court holds conversion does not automatically grant quota benefits
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The Supreme Court ruled that individuals belonging to Hindu backward communities cannot claim the same reservation benefits upon converting to Islam. The apex court dismissed an appeal by the Tamil Nadu government, which sought to defend its policy extending reservation benefits to backward classes, most backward classes, denotified communities, and Scheduled Castes who embraced Islam.
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