PoliticsPhoto: The News MinuteSC Rules No Reservation for Hindu Backward Class Converts to Other Religions
The Supreme Court of India ruled on October 15 that individuals from Scheduled Castes or Backward Classes who convert from Hinduism to religions like Islam or Christianity cannot claim reservation benefits based on their previous caste status. The ruling dismissed Tamil Nadu's petition against a Madras High Court decision and invalidated the state government order allowing such conversions to retain backward class certificates.
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