SC to pronounce judgement on OBC quota on Thursday

SC to pronounce judgement on OBC quota on Thursday The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Thursday on the constitutional validity of the controversial law to provide 27 percent quota to OBCs in central educational institutions. A five-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan on 1st November last had reserved its verdict after a hearing that lasted 25 days on a bunch of petitions challenging the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006. The apex court in its 29th March, 2007 interim order had stayed the implementation of the Act holding that data based on 1931 census cannot be the determinative factor for the affirmative action. The anti-quota activists opposed the government's move vehemently saying caste was the starting point of identifying backward classes. It was alleged that the Government was in dilemma and has adopted caste as the basis of identifying the backward classes for political reasons. The inclusion of 'creamy layer' in the reservation policy was also questioned by those opposing the law. The Centre and the pro-quota petitioner had justified the 27 percent reservation. Besides Chief Justice, other members on the bench included, Justices Arijit Pasayat, C K Thakker, R V Raveendran and Dalveer Bhandari.

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