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.
Read Full ArticleMadhya Pradesh High Court strikes down the 2019 law increasing OBC reservation from 14% to 27%, holding that the State failed to establish extraordinary circumstances to breach the 50% ceiling. The court directs recruitment agencies to fill the 13% withheld posts within three months.
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Supreme Court rules that conversion for quota benefits without genuine belief is a fraud on the Constitution, emphasizing the ethos of reservation policy.
SC/ST, OBC, and EWS candidates with qualifying marks are entitled to horizontal quota seats in addition to vertical reservations: Supreme Court ruling.
The Supreme Court has ruled that it's not mandatory to disclose cut-off marks in horizontal reservations, including for persons with benchmark disabilities.
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