TFIPOST हिन्दी
TFIPOST Global
Tfipost.com
Tfipost.com
No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • All
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
    With Stalin Hospitalised, Is DMK Headed for a Family Showdown?

    Heir vs Heir: Power Struggle Likely to Loom in DMK as Stalin Falls Unwell

    Illegal Gambling Case: Rana, Vijay Deverakonda Among 4 Actors Under ED Lens

    ED Summons Prakash Raj, Rana Daggubati in Online Betting Scam Probe

    Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns citing health reasons

    Inside Story of Dhankhar’s Resignation: Rajnath Hosts Key Meetings, BJP Rajya Sabha MPs Told to Stay in Delhi for 14 Days

    Kanwar Yatra

    Uttarakhand CM Dhami Alleges Conspiracy to Tarnish Kanwar Yatra’s Image

    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • All
    • Business
    • Economy1
    • Finance
    Bengal’s Business Exodus: 6,688 Companies Flee State Since Mamata Took Office

    Bengal’s Business Exodus: 6,688 Companies Flee State Since Mamata Took Office

    US Trade Officials to Visit India in August for Crucial Talks

    US Trade Officials to Visit India in August for Crucial Talks

    Importance And Value Of Brand Logos In A Competitive Market

    Importance And Value Of Brand Logos In A Competitive Market

    India's UPI Overtakes Visa to Become World's Leading Real-Time Payment System: IMF

    India’s UPI Overtakes Visa to Become World’s Leading Real-Time Payment System: IMF

    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • All
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
    Apache: World’s Most Advanced Attack Helicopter Now in Indian Hands

    Apache Choppers Near Pakistan Border: A Strategic Game Changer for India

    MiG-21 Fighter Jets to Be Retired from Indian Air Force Service by September

    MiG-21 Fighter Jets to Be Retired from Indian Air Force Service by September

    UK F-35B Stealth Jet Finally Departs Kerala Airport After Month-Long Grounding

    UK F-35B Stealth Jet Finally Departs Kerala Airport After Month-Long Grounding

    Indian Army Receives First Apache Attack Helicopters from the US at Hindon Airbase

    Indian Army Receives First Apache Attack Helicopters from the US at Hindon Airbase

    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • All
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
    India Sets Diplomatic Priorities for PM Modi’s UK Visit

    India Sets Diplomatic Priorities for PM Modi’s UK Visit: Focus on Economic Fugitives, Khalistani Extremism, Strategic Ties

    India to Complete Key Road in Ladakh's DBO Sector by Late 2026

    India set to Complete Key Road in Ladakh’s Daulat Beg Oldi Sector by Late 2026, Improve Military Access

    TRF Declared Global Terror Outfit After India’s Swift Diplomatic Strike

    India’s 72-Hour Blitz After Pahalgam Gets TRF Blacklisted by Washington

    TRF Ban a Win for India: Renewed Momentum to Greylist Pakistan at FATF

    TRF Sanctioned: Will Pakistan’s Terror Nexus Drag It Back to FATF Grey List?

    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • All
    • Culture
    • Education
    • History
    • Indology
    NCERT Textbook Reveals Mughal Religious Intolerance

    Ruthless Babur, Violent Akbar, Destructive Aurangzeb: NCERT Textbook Reveals Mughal Religious Intolerance

    India Built Gardens Long Before Babur Dreamt of Charbagh

    Before the Mughals: India’s Civilisation Built Gardens Long Before Babur Dreamt of Charbaghs

    Revisiting the MANUSMRITI: Why India’s Youth Must Study This Ancient Epic

    Revisiting the MANUSMRITI: Why India’s Youth Must Study This Ancient Epic

    Echoes of the Cholas in Today’s Bharat

    Conqueror of the Seas: Rajendra Chola and the Rise of Naval Bharat

    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • All
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Games
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Satire
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    India Becomes First Country to Digitally Preserve Traditional Medicine Using Artificial Intelligence

    India Becomes First Country to Digitally Preserve Traditional Medicine Using Artificial Intelligence

    Highest RTP Casino Games to Get Better Wins

    Highest RTP Casino Games to Get Better Wins

    How to Use Eyebrow Tinting Kits Like a Salon Expert

    How to Use Eyebrow Tinting Kits Like a Salon Expert

    One in Four Indian Married Couples Are Now Overweight

    ICMR Study: One in Four Indian Married Couples Are Now Overweight or Obese—Shared Lifestyle to Blame

    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
Tfipost.com
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • All
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
    With Stalin Hospitalised, Is DMK Headed for a Family Showdown?

    Heir vs Heir: Power Struggle Likely to Loom in DMK as Stalin Falls Unwell

    Illegal Gambling Case: Rana, Vijay Deverakonda Among 4 Actors Under ED Lens

    ED Summons Prakash Raj, Rana Daggubati in Online Betting Scam Probe

    Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns citing health reasons

    Inside Story of Dhankhar’s Resignation: Rajnath Hosts Key Meetings, BJP Rajya Sabha MPs Told to Stay in Delhi for 14 Days

    Kanwar Yatra

    Uttarakhand CM Dhami Alleges Conspiracy to Tarnish Kanwar Yatra’s Image

    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • All
    • Business
    • Economy1
    • Finance
    Bengal’s Business Exodus: 6,688 Companies Flee State Since Mamata Took Office

    Bengal’s Business Exodus: 6,688 Companies Flee State Since Mamata Took Office

    US Trade Officials to Visit India in August for Crucial Talks

    US Trade Officials to Visit India in August for Crucial Talks

    Importance And Value Of Brand Logos In A Competitive Market

    Importance And Value Of Brand Logos In A Competitive Market

    India's UPI Overtakes Visa to Become World's Leading Real-Time Payment System: IMF

    India’s UPI Overtakes Visa to Become World’s Leading Real-Time Payment System: IMF

    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • All
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
    Apache: World’s Most Advanced Attack Helicopter Now in Indian Hands

    Apache Choppers Near Pakistan Border: A Strategic Game Changer for India

    MiG-21 Fighter Jets to Be Retired from Indian Air Force Service by September

    MiG-21 Fighter Jets to Be Retired from Indian Air Force Service by September

    UK F-35B Stealth Jet Finally Departs Kerala Airport After Month-Long Grounding

    UK F-35B Stealth Jet Finally Departs Kerala Airport After Month-Long Grounding

    Indian Army Receives First Apache Attack Helicopters from the US at Hindon Airbase

    Indian Army Receives First Apache Attack Helicopters from the US at Hindon Airbase

    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • All
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
    India Sets Diplomatic Priorities for PM Modi’s UK Visit

    India Sets Diplomatic Priorities for PM Modi’s UK Visit: Focus on Economic Fugitives, Khalistani Extremism, Strategic Ties

    India to Complete Key Road in Ladakh's DBO Sector by Late 2026

    India set to Complete Key Road in Ladakh’s Daulat Beg Oldi Sector by Late 2026, Improve Military Access

    TRF Declared Global Terror Outfit After India’s Swift Diplomatic Strike

    India’s 72-Hour Blitz After Pahalgam Gets TRF Blacklisted by Washington

    TRF Ban a Win for India: Renewed Momentum to Greylist Pakistan at FATF

    TRF Sanctioned: Will Pakistan’s Terror Nexus Drag It Back to FATF Grey List?

    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • All
    • Culture
    • Education
    • History
    • Indology
    NCERT Textbook Reveals Mughal Religious Intolerance

    Ruthless Babur, Violent Akbar, Destructive Aurangzeb: NCERT Textbook Reveals Mughal Religious Intolerance

    India Built Gardens Long Before Babur Dreamt of Charbagh

    Before the Mughals: India’s Civilisation Built Gardens Long Before Babur Dreamt of Charbaghs

    Revisiting the MANUSMRITI: Why India’s Youth Must Study This Ancient Epic

    Revisiting the MANUSMRITI: Why India’s Youth Must Study This Ancient Epic

    Echoes of the Cholas in Today’s Bharat

    Conqueror of the Seas: Rajendra Chola and the Rise of Naval Bharat

    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • All
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Games
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Satire
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    India Becomes First Country to Digitally Preserve Traditional Medicine Using Artificial Intelligence

    India Becomes First Country to Digitally Preserve Traditional Medicine Using Artificial Intelligence

    Highest RTP Casino Games to Get Better Wins

    Highest RTP Casino Games to Get Better Wins

    How to Use Eyebrow Tinting Kits Like a Salon Expert

    How to Use Eyebrow Tinting Kits Like a Salon Expert

    One in Four Indian Married Couples Are Now Overweight

    ICMR Study: One in Four Indian Married Couples Are Now Overweight or Obese—Shared Lifestyle to Blame

    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
No Result
View All Result
Tfipost.com
Tfipost.com
No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Defense
  • Geopolitics
  • Knowledge
  • Law
  • Lounge

U. Akbar Ali vs. State of Tamil Nadu: The death blow to conversion mafias in India

Shivam Jaiswal by Shivam Jaiswal
7 December 2022
in Law
Akbar Ali vs State of Tamil Nadu case
Share on FacebookShare on X

Akbar Ali vs State of Tamil Nadu case: Caste discrimination has become important on the human rights agenda under the guise of “discrimination based on work and descent” (DWD), under Article 1 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).

However, to overcome the intricacies of caste discrimination, reservation is provided to the vulnerable class. On the contrary, the efficacy of the reservation policy is often debated, as the real beneficiaries are often not benefited by the implementation of the policy

RelatedPosts

Another Blow to DMK Govt : Madras HC Intervenes in Custodial Horror, Orders Rs 25 Lakh Relief

Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Southern Legacy: The Maratha Flame in Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court Bars Nama Sankeerthanam in Residential Areas Without Collector’s Permission

Load More

In tune with the debate over identifying the true beneficiaries of the reservation policy, the question of whether the benefits of reservation should be given to the people even after conversion is subjudice before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. However, a Single Bench of the Madras High Court recently reiterated that a person is not permitted to retain his caste after conversion.

Also read: 2022, Jacob Puliyel vs. Union of India: Supreme Court dictum on mandatory Covid vaccination

Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench, Madras High Court, gave a progressive judgement whereby the court held that a person who has converted to another religion cannot claim the benefits of his community before conversion unless it is expressly granted by the state.

Factual Background: Convert seeks caste for reservation

In the case of U. Akbar Ali vs State of Tamil Nadu, the petitioner and his family members belonged to the Most Backward Class (DNC) of the Hindu community. In the year 2008, they converted to Islam. The petitioner changed his name and also got it notified in the gazette. Later in 2015, he applied for a post in Tamil Nadu PCS, and he was not given the benefit of reservation. Questioning the said stand taken by TNPSC, the present writ petition has been filed.

Also read: 1987, D.C. Wadhwa v. the State of Bihar: When Supreme Court schooled Bihar administration about Constitution

Contention of the petitioner

The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that Article 25 of the Constitution recognises freedom of conscience. Thereby, one is free to profess any religion and opt for conversion as well.

Therefore, the petitioner was only exercising his fundamental right when he converted to Islam. He further contended that before conversion, he enjoyed the status of belonging to MBC (DNC). Since, in the state of Tamil Nadu, the Muslims are recognised as being of the Backward Class, the petitioner should therefore be considered as belonging to the Backward Class Community.

The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner placed reliance on the following decisions:

  1.  Ayesha v. The Government of Tamil Nadu;
  2. Sumaiya Parveen v. The Secretary, TNPSC;
  3. The Teachers Recruitment Board, DPI Campus, Chennai v. K. Bridda Beevi;
  4. Fathima Begam v. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department;
  5. M.U.Aariffaa v. The Secretary to the Government, Chennai

Also read: 1994, R. Rajagopalan vs state of Tamil Nadu: When Judiciary closed the lid on government’s fear mongering

Dictum: Caste cannot be carried after Conversion

The Hon’ble High Court was of the view that the issue has to be approached from another angle and not through the lens of whether or not Muslims have been recognised as belonging to the Backward Class in Tamil Nadu.

The court held that the certificate declaring the petitioner’s conversion only states that the petitioner has become a Muslim and nothing more. Therefore, relying on the G. Michael judgement of the same court, the Bench held that when a Hindu gets converted to Islam, he just becomes a Muslim, and his place in Muslim society is not determined by the caste to which he belonged before his conversion.

The court further reprimanded the revenue authority for attributing the petitioner to his former caste when the Kazi does not declare the same. The court questioned how a secular government can fix the converted individual in the pigeon-hole of his caste when such a bifurcation does not exist.

Also read: Ismail Farooqui vs Union of India – When Supreme Court blew the lid off Indian secularists

HC snatched class privileges from the converts

The court cited the observation in the S. Ruhaiyah Begum judgement and held that if a Hindu belonging to the “others category” gets converted to Islam and gets reservation benefits; it would defeat the very purpose of social justice. Further, these clever stratagems would become the norm to convert and avail reservation benefits.

Therefore, the Hon’ble Court dismissed the petition, reiterated the S. Yasmine verdict, and observed that a person cannot carry his community of birth even after conversion.

The judgement is in support of judiciary’s previous stance that the case gets eclipsed after conversion and caste association revives only after re-conversion to the Hindu-fold of life. However, the question of whether such a person would get the benefits of reservation is for the Apex Court to decide, as the matter is subjudice before it for adjudication.

Support TFI:

Support us to strengthen the ‘Right’ ideology of cultural nationalism by purchasing the best quality garments from TFI-STORE.COM

Also Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwHnnMudeNI

Tags: Caste Based ReservationCaste ConversionConvertedMadras High CourtSupreme CourtTamil Nadu
ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Bhagat Singh Essay for students of class 5 to 9 in English

Next Post

BJP makes sure that Akhilesh loses his bastion

Related Posts

Another Blow to DMK Govt : Madras HC Intervenes in Custodial Horror, Orders Rs 25 Lakh Relief
Law

Another Blow to DMK Govt : Madras HC Intervenes in Custodial Horror, Orders Rs 25 Lakh Relief

22 July 2025

In yet another stinging indictment of the DMK government’s law-and-order failure, the Madras High Court has set a clear...

Maharashtra Challenges Bombay HC Acquittal in 7/11 Blasts Case Before Supreme Court
Law

Maharashtra Challenges Bombay HC Acquittal in 7/11 Blasts Case Before Supreme Court

22 July 2025

In a major development, the Maharashtra government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's decision to...

Parliament Moves to Impeach Justice Yashwant Varma
Law

Impeachment Against Justice Yashwant Varma Begins, Over 200 MPs Sign Petition

21 July 2025

The impeachment proceedings have been initiated against former Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, following shocking revelations related...

Load More

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms of use and Privacy Policy.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Currently Playing

Britain’s Million-Dollar Bird Finally Takes Off!

Britain’s Million-Dollar Bird Finally Takes Off!

00:06:43

Maharashtra targets crypto christians. fake dalit quota scam exposed.

00:04:16

The Forgotten Maratha Legacy in Tamil Nadu

00:07:37

India’s ULRA Bomber: 12,000-km Beast That Can Strike Anywhere Without Refueling

00:07:39

The Shocking Truth About Mass Conversions in Tamil Nadu

00:07:26
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
tfipostTfipost.com
Right Wing | News Analysis | Indian Opinion
  • About us
  • Careers
  • Brand Partnerships
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
MASHABLE IS A GLOBAL, MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. FOR MORE QUERIES AND NEWS, CONTACT US AT info@mashablepartners.com


©2025 TFI Media Private Limited

No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
TFIPOST हिन्दी
TFIPOST Global

©2025 TFI Media Private Limited