LatestLegal Updates 15 October 2026
Supreme Court Bars Reservation for Converts, Grants Actor Passport Release
The Supreme Court affirmed the Madras High Court ruling that individuals converting to Islam cannot claim Backward Class reservation based on their previous caste, while also ordering the release of actor Rajpal Yadav's passport for overseas work. In parallel, consumer courts mandated compensation for a lost suitcase on a bus and for a missed rescheduled flight to Baku, highlighting recent judicial actions on both social policy and consumer rights in India.
Supreme Court decisions
- The court upheld the Madras High Court ruling that people who convert to Islam cannot claim Backward Class reservation based on pre‑conversion caste status. Read more
- It also ordered the release of actor Rajpal Yadav’s passport, allowing him to travel abroad for work after a cheque‑bounce case. Read more
Consumer court orders
- A consumer commission directed a bus operator to pay ₹43,000 after a passenger’s suitcase vanished while stored in the bus’s luggage compartment. Read more
- A travel agent was ordered to compensate â‚ą83,800 to a passenger who missed a rescheduled flight to Baku. Read more
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