The New Indian Express ·
Andhra HC questions govt on 34 per cent BC quota
VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday questioned the State government over its decision to provide 34 per cent reservation to Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections while claiming that the report of the Rajeev Ranjan Mishra Commission was still under examination.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Challa Gunaranjan asked how the government could rely on the Commission’s report to issue orders when it had not yet taken a final decision on the report. The bench also questioned why the report had not been made public and asked what was so confidential about it.
The court directed the government to place before it complete data relating to BC reservations contained in the Commission’s report and explain the basis on which the 34 per cent quota was fixed.
