The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes with inside the local frame elections till similarly orders. A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar handed the order in writ petitions filed hard the Maharashtra Ordinance which delivered 27% OBC quota with inside the neighborhood frame elections and the consequent notifications issued via way of means of the State Election Commission to present impact to the same. The bench determined that the 27% OBC Quota couldn't were applied without putting in place a fee and without gathering statistics about inadequacy of illustration neighborhood authorities wise.
"It is not possible for the State Election Commission to give for OBC reservation without first establishing a commission to collect data at the local government level. That is the first step that should have been taken "The bench noted in the order. The bench ruled that the State Election Commission could not carry out the election programme that had already been announced for the OBC reservation class. The rest of the election schedule, including general group seats, can go ahead as planned, according to the bench. The bench also directed that the SEC not let know the reserved seats in the OBC category for mid-term or other general elections, as the case may be, until further orders are issued.
"Reservation in favour of OBCs in the concerned local bodies can be notified to the extent that it does not exceed total 50% of the total seats reserved in favour of SCs/STs/OBCs taken together," the bench said in that case. That decision, by the way, was also delivered by Justice.
