The Supreme Court has instructed the Madhya Pradesh government to respond by July 4 regarding the implementation of a 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) despite the existing 14% quota. The petitioners assert that legal challenges hinder benefits, while political tensions escalate between Congress and BJP over the delays and judicial stay affecting the law.
The Supreme Court will urgently hear a petition from Madhya Pradesh’s OBC community, seeking full implementation of the 27% reservation law passed in 2019, which has not been enforced due to a legal stay. Petitioners argue the government is unjustly limiting OBC reservations to 14%, despite the law’s validity.