Hindus who convert to another religion can't claim reservation: SC upholds Madras HC order on quota

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's plea challenging a Madras High Court order on reservation for converts to Islam. The top court upheld the ruling that a person converting to Islam cannot claim reservation under the Backward Class category on the basis of conversion, stating that social backwardness cannot be transferred from the Hindu social order to a non-Hindu social order.