The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Madras High Court's decision that a person who converts to Islam from the Hindu social order cannot claim Backward Class (BC) reservation benefits solely on the basis of their pre-conversion social status. A bench of Justices PK Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's appeal against the High Court's order striking down a state government decision on reservation benefits for seven Backward Class Muslim communities.
