Tamil Nadu govt to move Supreme Court against ruling on reservation for converted Muslims

30-Oct-2026

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The Tamil Nadu government will file a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging its verdict upholding the Madras High Court’s decision to strike down a government order on reservation for converted Muslims. The state also plans to conduct a social status survey after February or March 2027, Law Minister CTR Nirmal Kumar said after a Cabinet meeting.

“After the population census is completed by the central govt, we will be doing a social status survey. So for that, one commission will be formed headed by a retired High Court Judge. With that commission, the social status survey will be conducted after February or March of 2027,” Kumar said.

On the reservation issue, he said, “Recently, the 2024 GO which has been published regarding the converted Muslims, which was recently quashed by the Supreme Court. We are going for a review petition, filing a review petition on that.”

Kumar also said the Cabinet had taken decisions concerning eight industries scheduled to begin industrial work in Tamil Nadu. He added that Chief Minister Joseph Vijay had advised ministers to prepare for the rainy season, with several cyclones expected.