Patna HC strikes down law which raised reservation

Patna HC strikes down law which raised reservation to 65 per cent in big jolt to Nitish Kumar The Patna High Court has invalidated Bihar government laws that aimed to increase reservations for SC, ST, EBC, and other backward classes to 65% in educational institutions and government jobs. The court ruled 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 unconstitutional, violating Articles 14, 15, and 16. The decision follows petitions challenging these amendments, arguing they exceeded the 50% reservation cap mandated by the Supreme Court. Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Harish Kumar delivered the verdict on petitions filed by Gaurav Kumar and others, which were heard on March 11, 2024. Bihar's Advocate General P.K. Shahi argued that the increased reservations were necessary due to inadequate representation of these groups, justifying the legislative action. He clarified that the reservations were not based on proportional population allocation. [Read more](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuaW5kaWF0dm5ld3MuY29tJTJGYmloYXIlMkZuZXdzLWJpaGFyLWdvdmVybm1lbnQtcGF0bmEtaGMtc3RyaWtlcy1kb3duLTY1LXBlci1jZW50LXJlc2VydmF0aW9uLWZvci1iYWNrd2FyZC1jbGFzc2VzLWViY3Mtc2NzLXN0cy1qdXN0aWNlLWhhcmlzaC1rdW1hci0yMDI0LTA2LTIwLTkzNzgzOQ==) Â In order to unsubscribe from this mailing list, please click, please Click [here](/dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29t)