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Supreme Court judgment opens up thereligion-neutrality of OBC classification for debate
The Supreme Court clarifies that non-Hindu communities can be OBC, but distinguishes between the sources of backwardness for Hindu OBCs and non-Hindu OBCs on the question of continuing backwardness for converts
This is a source-based summary, not original reporting by Ebenezer journalists. Source: The Hindu. Ebenezer published 21 Oct 2026, 02:53 pm. Editorial policy.
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