The Supreme Court told Maharashtra that OBC reservation in local body polls cannot exceed the 50% cap and paused nomination filings until the next hearing. The Bench questioned the legality of the Banthia Commission report used to justify the increased quota.
Today, On 29th October, In the Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA Detention case, Gitanjali J Angmo told the Supreme Court that “it is wholly preposterous and politically driven that Sonam Wangchuk, after decades of nation-building through education and environmental innovation, is suddenly being targeted,” calling his detention an attempt to silence democratic dissent.
