Reservation on Indian Politics

Supreme Court upholds quashing of Tamil Nadu order on quota for converts to Islam

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:06:00 +0530

The Supreme Court on Thursday, 15 October 2026, dismissed an appeal by the Tamil Nadu government against a Madras High Court ruling that struck down a State order on reservation for people who convert to Islam. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar held that a person who converts from the Hindu social order to a non-Hindu one cannot claim affirmative action under Article 16(4) of the Constitution merely on the basis of backwardness associated with the earlier status, according to Bar & Bench, The Hindu and The News Mill. The judgment text was not available to us; this report relies on those outlets’ accounts of it.

Karnataka High Court strikes down law raising SC and ST quotas beyond 50% ceiling

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:06:25 +0530

The Karnataka High Court on Monday, 12 October 2026, struck down provisions of a 2022 State law that had increased reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) from 15% to 17% and for Scheduled Tribes (STs) from 3% to 7%. A bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice K S Hemalekha held that the increase, which took total reservation in the State to 56%, breached the 50% ceiling, according to Bar & Bench. The judgment text was not available to us; this report relies on that outlet’s and The Indian Express’s accounts.

Madhya Pradesh High Court strikes down 2019 law raising OBC quota to 27%

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:07:00 +0530

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday, 9 October 2026, struck down a 2019 State law that had raised reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in public services from 14% to 27%. A Division Bench of Justices Anand Pathak and Vinay Saraf in Jabalpur held the amendment unconstitutional in a 159-page order, according to The Hindu and The Indian Express. The judgment text was not available to us; this report relies on those two outlets’ accounts of it.