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Madhya Pradesh Weighs Supreme Court Challenge to OBC Quota Verdict
Madhya Pradesh had a law that increased job and education reservations for OBC communities from 14% to 27%.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down that law.
The ruling means the 14% quota is back in place.
The state government, led by the BJP, is asking legal experts what it should do next.
It may ask the Supreme Court of India to review the decision, but it has not announced a final decision.
The BJP says the earlier Congress government made mistakes when it created the law.
Congress says the current government did not argue the case properly.
Congress also says it plans to challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down a 2019 law raising OBC reservations from 14% to 27%.
The verdict restores the 14% OBC quota in Madhya Pradesh.
The BJP-led state government is seeking legal advice before deciding whether to challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court of India.
BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal blamed the previous Congress government, calling its ordinance flawed and hurriedly issued.
Congress state president Jitu Patwari accused the current government of presenting the case poorly and said Congress will appeal.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh government, the BJP, and the Congress.
- What
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down a law raising OBC reservations from 14% to 27%; the state government is considering a Supreme Court challenge, while Congress says it will appeal.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India.
- When
- The verdict was issued on Friday; the article reports reactions on Saturday. The law was passed in March 2019.
- Why
- The court rejected the law increasing OBC reservations; the state government is reviewing its legal options, while the parties dispute responsibility for the outcome.
BJP and state government
Congress
Responsibility for the verdict
BJP and state government
Hemant Khandelwal blamed the previous Congress government, saying it hurriedly issued a flawed ordinance that led to the law being rejected.
Congress
Jitu Patwari blamed the current state government, saying it did not present the case properly before the court.
What should happen next
BJP and state government
The BJP-led state government is taking legal advice and may challenge the ruling in the Supreme Court of India.
Congress
Congress says it will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court of India.
Key facts
- Quota before the law
- 14% OBC reservation
- Quota set by the 2019 law
- 27% OBC reservation
- Law passed
- March 2019, under the then Congress government led by Kamal Nath
- Court ruling
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down the law and restored the 14% quota
- State government response
- The BJP government is consulting legal experts before deciding its next step
- Congress response
- Jitu Patwari said Congress will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court of India
- Population figure cited
- A senior BJP functionary said OBC communities make up 54% of the state’s population
Quotes
Senior BJP functionary
An unnamed senior functionary of the Madhya Pradesh BJP
“The OBC constitutes 54 percent of the state’s population. It is imperative for the state government to challenge the HC verdict in the supreme court to increase the OBC quota from 14 percent to 27 percent to foil any attempt by the Congress to take advantage of the development in the 2028 Assembly polls”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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