SC reserves verdict on Tamil Nadu plea over reservation benefits after conversion to IslamThe Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on Tamil Nadu government’s plea challenging a Madras High Court ruling that conversion to Islam alone cannot qualify a person for Backward Class (Muslim) reservation. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan appeared for the respondent, the original petitioner, before the high court. His application was rejected by the tahsildar, prompting him to move the high court. It said pending the writ proceedings before the high court, the state government, acting upon the recommendation of the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Commission, issued the GO. The high court, while striking down the GO, held that it was contrary to binding judicial precedents of both the Supreme Court and the high court.