The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government will seek for a final hearing in the Madhya Pradesh High Court on a case contesting the state’s decision to grant Other Backward Classes (OBC) 27 percent reservation in government jobs and higher education institutions.
According to insiders, the Chief Minister made the decision after a three-hour meeting.
Through an order, the former Congress government led by Kamal Nath enhanced the OBC quota from 14% to 27% in March 2019. However, some students filed a petition at the high court, which resulted in the ordinance being stayed.
Members of the BJP’s OBC cell, OBC ministers, and MLAs from Bhopal were present at the meeting with the Chief Minister. OBCs make up around 56% of the population of Madhya Pradesh.
“On the next hearing, the state’s Advocate General and top advocates, including the country’s Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Ravi Shankar Prasad, would petition the high court for a final hearing in the matter,” state Minister Bhupendra Singh said after the meeting.
The conference was attended by Ministers Kamal Patel, Mohan Yadav, Ramkhelawan Patel, Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Backward Classes Commission Bhagat Singh, Advocate General Purushendra Kaurav, and MLA Pradeep Patel, as well as other ministers and MLAs.
