Supreme Court: converting to Islam does not carry over backward class quota status
The court dismissed Tamil Nadu's appeal and upheld a Madras High Court order that quashed a state order extending Backward Class (Muslim) reservation to converts.
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Madras HC upholds acceptance of six AIADMK MLAs' resignations, sets two-month limit
The court said the Speaker acted within the Constitution in accepting the resignations of the six legislators, who later joined the TVK. Pending disqualification proceedings must be decided within two months.