High Court sought answers from reserved category candidates, 83 petitions were heard in the case of 27% OBC reservation.

Jabalpur, 25 November (HS). Hearing on 83 petitions related to OBC reservation was held in the High Court on Monday. In these petitions, the government has challenged the implementation of 27% OBC reservation and the orders related to it. The double bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain, hearing the issue, has given 2 weeks time to the petitioners to submit answers to all the questions. The High Court had issued an interim order in this matter on August 4, 2023, banning 27% reservation. The order came into force with immediate effect and resulted in a stay order on OBC reservation in all recruitment and admission processes.

Cases related to OBC reservation are also pending in the Supreme Court, but as per the recent order given by the Supreme Court, stay order has not been issued in the cases. His hearing can be done in the High Court. This matter has been raised at both the Supreme Court and High Court levels, making it extremely important at the state and national level. Advocate Rameshwar Thakur, on behalf of Madhya Pradesh government, argued in the High Court that 27% OBC reservation is still legal and it is unnecessary to ban it. He told the court that petition number 18105 is not related to this case. And on the basis of the stay order given on the said petition, not giving the benefit of reservation in all the recruitments is against the rules. He argued that stopping OBC reservation without any legislative or administrative amendment is a violation of the rights of reserved category candidates.

Thakur made serious allegations against Youth for Equality, saying that this organization is a political platform and under the Constitution, political organizations do not have the right to challenge government policies. He appealed to the court to dismiss these petitions. Notice issued to the petitioners: After seriously listening to the arguments during the hearing, the double bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain has issued a notice to the petitioners and given them two weeks time to submit their reply. The next hearing of this case will be on December 10.