Bihar reservation case: SC refuses to stay Patna HC's order of scrapping 65% quota; lists matter in September
Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay Patna High Court order that set aside the increase in reservation for Backward Classes, SC and ST from 50 per cent to 65 per cent in public employment and admission to educational institutions.
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Further, Supreme Court has listed the matter in September for hearing Bihar Government's plea challenging Patna High Court order.
Earlier on June 20 this year, the Patna High Court had scrapped 65 per cent reservation and set aside the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Act, 2023 and The Bihar (In admission in Educational Institutions) Reservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 as ultra vires and violative of the equality clause under Articles 14, 15 and 16.
In November 2023, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government issued gazette notifications for increasing the jobs quota from 50 per cent to 65 per cent.
Following the caste survey, the government tabled an analysis of it in the assembly. Then, it passed two bills — Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation (Admission In Educational Institutions) Amendment Bill — to increase the quota.
It is to be noted that OBCs and EBCs comprised a whopping 63 per cent of the state's total population while SCs and STs, taken together, accounted for more than 21 per cent, according to the survey.
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