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Inclusion in OBC reservation list cannot be treated as permanent, automatically justified: Madras HC

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 14 Nov, 11:05 IST, latest 14 Nov, 11:05 IST

A gopuram of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
Representational image · A gopuram of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai · user:deadrat / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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StatusDeveloping
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First report14 Nov, 11:05 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 11:05 IST
DeskIndia

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A Madras high court bench said on November 12 that the Tamil Nadu government must “demonstrate the constitutional validity of a community's inclusion”.

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About Tamil Nadu IndiaAsia 14 Nov 2026

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