Madras HC voids TN order on BCM reservation for people who converted to Islam
The court held that a person who converts to Islam becomes “just a Muslim” and cannot claim membership of any of the State’s seven notified Backward Class Muslim communities.“We hold that 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 bench said.The seven communities recognised as Backward Class Muslims in Tamil Nadu are Ansar, Dekkani Muslims, Dubekula, Labbais (including Rowther and Marakayar), Mapilla, Sheik and Syed. The division bench used the expression, ‘Just a Mussalman’.
- ▪The court held that a person who converts to Islam becomes “just a Muslim” and cannot claim membership of any of the State’s seven notified Backward Class Muslim communities.“We hold that a convert to Islam cannot claim the status of Backwa
- ▪He is only a Muslim and that’s all there is to it,” the bench said.The seven communities recognised as Backward Class Muslims in Tamil Nadu are Ansar, Dekkani Muslims, Dubekula, Labbais (including Rowther and Marakayar), Mapilla, Sheik and
- ▪The division bench used the expression, ‘Just a Mussalman’.
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Madras HC voids TN order on BCM reservation for people who converted to IslamThe high court held that the state’s assumption that a convert could be issued a certificate showing membership of one of those communities was “legally and conceptually unsustainable”.Published on: Jun 26, 2026 11:46 AM ISTBy Ayesha ArvindPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link The Madras high court has struck down a Tamil Nadu government order that allowed persons from Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), Denotified Communities (DNC) and Scheduled Castes (SC) who converted to Islam to continue availing reservation benefits under the Backward Class Muslim (BCM) category, holding the order to be unconstitutional.Madras high court.
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