The Karnataka High Court struck down the increase in SC reservation from 15% to 17% and ST reservation from 3% to 7%, holding that the State failed to establish extraordinary circumstances to exceed the 50% ceiling. The court observed that “the 50% rule is, fundamentally, a rule of equality” and held that proportional reservation based on population undermines constitutional equality.
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