‘He is only a Muslim and that’s all’: Madras High Court strikes down Tamil Nadu order allowing convert to retain reservation under BCM category

The Madras High Court has invalidated a Tamil Nadu government order that permitted converts to Islam from Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified Communities, and Scheduled Castes to retain reservation benefits under the Backward Class Muslim category. Judges ruled the order unconstitutional, stating that conversion to Islam does not grant membership in specific Muslim communities recognized by birth.