OBC Reservation in Madhya Pradesh to Remain at 14% as HC Strikes Down 2019 Amendment Raising It to 27%
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down the 2019 law raising Other Backward Classes reservation from 14% to 27%, restoring the quota to 14%.
- Advocate General Prashant Singh said the court found no exceptional circumstances to justify exceeding the 50% reservation ceiling.
- The court directed recruitment agencies to fill 13% of previously held-back posts from the unreserved category within three months.
- OBC Mahasabha and Congress leaders said they would challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court and continue seeking 27% reservation.
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“OBCs Entitled to 14% Reservation, Not 27%, in Public Services and Higher Education”: MP High Court
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) are entitled to 14 per cent reservation in state services, declining to uphold the increase to 27 per cent in the absence of extraordinary circumstances to justify exceeding the 50 per cent reservation ceiling. India News | “OBCs Entitled to 14% Reservation, Not 27%, in Public Services and Higher Education”: MP High Co…
OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh to remain at 14% as HC strikes down 2019 amendment raising it to 27%
A division bench of Justices Anand Pathak and Vinay Saraf delivered the 159-page judgment, holding that OBC reservation in state services would remain at 14 per cent.
MP High Court strikes down 27% OBC quota law, restores 14% reservation
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down the 2019 law raising OBC reservation to 27 per cent. The ruling restores the quota to 14 per cent and is set to be challenged in the Supreme Court.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed all petitions seeking 27% OBC reservation. It has also ordered that candidates from unreserved categories be appointed to the posts held back under the 13% reservation within three months.
MP High Court Rules Against 27% OBC Quota, Restores 14% Reservation
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the 2019 amendment raising the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 14 per cent to 27 per cent is unconstitutional. This judgment was delivered on Friday, stating the amendment contravenes the Supreme Court’s established ceiling of 50 per cent on reservations. Consequently, the Court has reinstated […]
BJP, Congress trade barbs over MP High Court order on 27 pc OBC quota
Bhopal, Oct 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madhya Pradesh High Court's decision on 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has triggered a political confrontation between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress,... - Social News XYZ
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