The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court by filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the Madras High Court’s June 2026 ruling. The judgment had struck down a government order granting Backward Class Muslim reservation benefits to eligible converts to Islam.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court struck down a Tamil Nadu Government Order granting Backward Class (Muslim) reservation benefits to certain Hindu converts to Islam, declaring it unconstitutional. The Court held, “A convert to Islam cannot claim the status of Backward Class Muslim. He is only a Muslim and that’s all there is to it.”
The Allahabad High Court directed the Additional District Magistrate, Prayagraj, to complete all formalities within four weeks following approval of a man’s conversion from Islam to Sanatan Dharma under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, after administrative permission was granted.