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Supreme Court judgment opens up the religion-neutrality of OBC classification for debate

Reported by The Hindu 21 Oct 2026, 8:23 pm IST 1 min read

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The Supreme Court clarifies that non-Hindu communities can be OBC, but distinguishes between the sources of backwardness for Hindu OBCs and non-Hindu OBCs on the question of continuing backwardness for converts

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Section: India
Topics: Courts & law
First reported by: The Hindu
Published: Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 8:23 pm IST
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