In a pivotal legal maneuver, the Tamil Nadu government has taken its case to the Supreme Court, challenging a High Court verdict that restricts converts to Islam from securing reservation benefits. This ruling came after the High Court invalidated a prior government order that enabled these individuals to obtain community certificates. The implications of this appeal touch on broader themes of religious conversion and rights to affirmative action.

Tamil Nadu challenges Madras HC ruling denying backward status to converts to Islam, seeking Supreme Court intervention on reservation benefits.

The high court, in its June 25 judgment, had declared the March 9, 2024 government order issued by the then DMK government as “unconstitutional” | India News