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Backward Class Hindus can’t claim quota post conversion, rules SC

Reported by The Tribune India 16 Oct 2026, 1:16 am IST 1 min read

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Hindus belonging to Backward Classes can’t claim quota benefits after converting to Islam or Christianity as their social backwardness can’t be transferred from the Hindu social order to a non-Hindu social order after conversion, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed the Tamil Nadu

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Section: India
Topics: Courts & law
Places: Tamil Nadu
First reported by: The Tribune India
Reporter: satya prakash
Published: Friday, 16 October 2026, 1:16 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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