Government to appeal SC/ST reservation law, SC denies OBC benefits to converts

• The Cabinet has decided to file an appeal before the Supreme Court against a High Court order that struck down a law increasing SC/ST reservation beyond 50%.
• The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order denying Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation benefits to Hindu converts to Islam.
• The law in question aimed to increase reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes beyond the existing 50% limit.
• The decision to appeal was made in response to the High Court ruling that deemed the reservation law unconstitutional.
• The Supreme Court's ruling on OBC benefits to converts to Islam was based on the premise that conversion affects eligibility for caste-based reservations.