Andhra loses Supreme Court battle over 34% Backward Classes quota in local polls
- On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed the Andhra Pradesh government's appeal against a High Court judgment striking down a 34% reservation for Backward Classes in local body elections.
- The Andhra Pradesh government had issued orders 105 and 1065 to provide 34% reservation to Backward Classes in Panchayat Raj Institutions, fulfilling NDA coalition promises announced by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in August.
- Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu rejected the state's appeal, calling the High Court's order "very reasonable." Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi unsuccessfully argued the government's reservation data was reliable.
- The State Election Commission must begin the election process within six weeks per High Court directive, while a separate Supreme Court ruling confirmed electoral roll revisions cannot delay the polls.
- Courts upheld the 50% reservation ceiling established by the 1992 Indra Sawhney judgment, finding Andhra Pradesh failed to provide empirical data justifying breach of that constitutional limit.
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Supreme Court Verdict Exposes Naidu’s Failure to Protect BC Quota: YSRCP
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Former ministers Chelluboyina Venugopala Krishna and Dharmana Prasada Rao said the Naidu government had promised 34 per cent reservation to the Backward Classes in its election manifesto despite being aware of the legal ceiling on reservations, but failed to complete the statutory and constitutional process required to protect the quota. India News | Supreme Court Verdict Exposes Naidu’s Fail…
SC dismisses Andhra Pradesh govt’s plea challenging HC order on backward class quota in local polls
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Andhra Pradesh government challenging an order of the high court which struck down two government orders providing 34 per cent reservation for backward classes in local body elections. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu said the […]
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