SC upholds HC order denying OBC reservation benefits to Hindu converts to Islam
The Supreme Court of India upheld a Madras High Court ruling that individuals who convert from Hinduism to Islam cannot claim reservation benefits under the Backward Class category. The court stated that moving out of the Hindu social order disqualifies one from these specific benefits.
Why it matters
This ruling clarifies the legal intersection of religious conversion and affirmative action policies in India.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Madras high court ruling that a person who converts to Islam from Hinduism cannot claim reservation benefits under the Backward Class (BC) category.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar observed that a person who moves from the Hindu social order to a non-Hindu social order cannot claim such benefits.The…
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