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Why Converting To Islam Does Not Automatically Qualify Someone For Reservation
47+ min ago (593+ words) The Supreme Court has ruled that converting to Islam does not automatically make a person eligible for Backward Class (Muslim) reservation based on their previous caste status. On 15 October 2026, a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed…...
‘The judges in green’ — The story behind the Constitutional Court’s iconic robes
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (1253+ words) At one of the first meetings of the Constitutional Court, its president, Arthur Chaskalson, tasked Justices Albie Sachs and Yvonne Mokgoro with ‘décor’ and gave them R10,000. That’s where the story of the court’s iconic green robes begins. “We were often…...
DC Edit | Too ‘Other’ To Be ‘Backward’?
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (277+ words) The Constitution-makers provided for reservation expressly for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as a form of affirmative action to bring the people who belonged to the dalit and adivasi communities to the mainstream of society by giving them opportunities…...
Judge Zidan: Parliament Bears Historic Responsibility for Reviewing and Amending the Constitution
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (308+ words) وكالة الانباء العراقية (واع) Judge Zidan: Parliament Bears Historic Responsibility for Reviewing and Amending the Constitution The President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, affirmed on Thursday that respecting and upholding the Constitution requires addressing its shortcomings and…...
Converted Muslims can’t claim quota benefits for backward class category based on earlier status: SC
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (696+ words) New Delhi, Oct 15: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that Hindus belonging to backward classes cannot claim quota benefits of that category after converting to Islam, saying backwardness suffered in the antecedent social order can’t be carried forward. A bench…...
Backward Class status cannot be carried forward after conversion to non-Hindu faith: SC
11+ hour, 2+ min ago (443+ words) Supreme Court upheld the Madras High Court's decision that people converting from Hinduism to Islam cannot claim Backward Class reservation benefits solely on the basis of their caste status before conversion. The Supreme Court on Thursday (Oct 15) upheld a Madras…...
Hindus converting to Islam & other religions cannot claim backward classes reservation: Supreme Court
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (160+ words) The Indian Awaaz Hindus converting to Islam & other religions cannot claim backward classes reservation: Supreme Court The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals converting from Hinduism to Islam or other non-Hindu religions cannot automatically claim reservation benefits under the Backwards…...
Converted Muslims Cannot Claim Backward Class Quota Based on Past Status: Supreme Court
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (618+ words) The Supreme Court on Thursday held that Hindus belonging to backward classes cannot claim quota benefits of that category after converting to Islam, saying backwardness suffered in the antecedent social order can’t be carried forward. The court also said that…...
Stalin urges TVK government to file appeal in Supreme Court over BC reservation for Muslim converts
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (227+ words) Updated - October 15, 2026 06:50 pm IST - CHENNAI DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday (October 15, 2026) urged the Tamil Nadu government to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court to protect the reservation rights of members of Backward…...
Conversion to Islam No Ground For Automatic BC quota: Supreme Court
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (371+ words) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Hindus belonging to Backward Classes cannot automatically claim reservation benefits based on their pre-conversion caste status after embracing Islam. It held that conversion alone does not confer membership of a notified…...