Archive · 3 Sep 2026
HC questions unchanged OBC quota as Rajasthan district posts rise
The Rajasthan High Court is examining how many local leadership posts should be reserved for OBC candidates.
There were 33 Zila Pramukh posts in 2020, with five reserved for OBCs.
The total number of posts has since grown to 41.
However, the number reserved for OBC candidates has stayed at five.
The petitioners say this is not fair because the number should have been recalculated.
They believe seven of the 41 posts should be reserved for OBC candidates.
They also questioned why the OBC Commission’s report has not been made public.
The court has asked the government to explain its position before deciding what happens next.
The Rajasthan High Court sought the government’s response to a petition challenging OBC reservation for Zila Pramukh posts.
Zila Pramukh posts increased from 33 to 41 after district reorganisation and new district creation.
OBC-reserved posts remained at five, the same number reserved in 2020.
Petitioners argue that OBC-reserved posts should rise to seven while total reservations remain within the 50% ceiling.
The court has not ruled on the claims; the next hearing is scheduled for September 8.
- Who
- The Rajasthan High Court, petitioner Radheram Godara, and the Rajasthan government are involved.
- What
- The court is considering a challenge to the number of OBC-reserved Zila Pramukh posts.
- When
- The next hearing is scheduled for September 8.
- Where
- The case is before the Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur.
- Why
- The petitioners say OBC reservation was not recalculated after Zila Pramukh posts increased from 33 to 41.
Petitioners’ claims
Government’s pending response
Proportionate OBC representation
Petitioners’ claims
The petitioners argue that increasing Zila Pramukh posts from 33 to 41 should have led to a fresh calculation of OBC reservations, potentially raising the number from five to seven.
Government’s pending response
The government has been asked to explain why OBC-reserved posts remained at five, but it has not yet filed its response in the reported proceedings.
Reservation percentage
Petitioners’ claims
The petitioners question the approximately 16% OBC reservation and say the proportion should be higher, noting that OBCs received 18% reservation in 2020.
Government’s pending response
The court has not accepted or rejected this argument and is awaiting the government’s position.
OBC Commission report
Petitioners’ claims
The petitioners argue that the government has not made the OBC Commission’s report public and cite media reports questioning its accuracy.
Government’s pending response
No government response on the report’s publication or accuracy is stated in the article.
- Court
- Rajasthan High Court
- Bench
- A bench headed by Justice Anoop Dhand
- Total posts
- Zila Pramukh posts increased from 33 to 41
- Current OBC quota
- Five posts are reserved for OBC candidates
- Petitioners’ calculation
- Seven of the 41 posts should be reserved for OBC candidates
- Reservation ceiling
- The petitioners want overall reservations kept within the 50% constitutional ceiling
- Next hearing
- September 8
- OBC Commission report
- The petition says the report has not been made public