New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Madras High Court decision that a person who has converted to Islam was not entitled to Backwards Class (BC) reservation.

A bench of Justices PK Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar said a person who converts from the Hindu social order to a non-Hindu social order cannot claim such benefits.

The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court against the High Court order which had quashed its decision recognising seven Backward Class Muslim sects, which allowed persons from backward classes to be treated as Backward Class Muslims after converting to Islam.

"A person who converts from Hindu social order to a non-Hindu social order cannot claim affirmative action under arti...