The Secretary to Government v. Sameer Ahamed N & Others
2026 INSC 112915 October 202615 min read
Supreme Court: Conversion to Islam Does Not Confer Membership of Notified Backward Class Muslim Communities
The Supreme Court upheld the quashing of a Tamil Nadu Government Order granting Backward Class Muslim certificates to converts, holding that conversion to Islam does not confer membership of notified Backward Class Muslim communities.
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- Case Name
- The Secretary to Government v. Sameer Ahamed N. & Others
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1129
- Bench
- Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar
- Date of Judgment
- October 15, 2026
- Area of Law
- Constitutional Law — Articles 14, 15(4), 16(4), 341 — Conversion and Reservation — Backward Class Status
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