Madhya Pradesh OBC Reservation Row Deepens As High Court Rejects 27% Quota, Organisations Urge CM Mohan Yadav To Fight In Supreme Court

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - Chief Minister Mohan Yadav convened a meeting on Friday with representatives from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) Mahasabha and various OBC organizations to discuss the contentious issue of a 27% OBC reservation. The meeting aimed to bolster the state government's legal defense against the recent rejection of the 27% reservation by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Representatives from the OBC Mahasabha demanded that the government provide robust evidence and create a strong legal argument to fight the case in the Supreme Court. They insisted that filing a Special Leave Petition was not sufficient and that the government needed to demonstrate why the 27% reservation should be reinstated.

Core committee member of the OBC Mahasabha, Lokendra Gurjar, highlighted that the primary focus of the discussions was on restoring the reservation to 27%. The meeting also addressed the future of candidates holding 13% of the seats and explored potential legal remedies. The OBC Mahasabha submitted a six-point demand to CM Mohan Yadav, including a comprehensive survey of OBCs concerning their social, educational, and economic status.

They also sought an ordinance or legal proposal for the 27% reservation to address the court's concerns.

Furthermore, the OBC Mahasabha proposed conducting a legal review of previous recruitment processes and the remaining vacancies to alleviate the concerns of candidates impacted by the 13% hold posts. They emphasized the need for the government to present a clear action plan with a time-bound decision to benefit affected OBC candidates.

It is worth noting that the Madhya Pradesh High Court's principal bench in Jabalpur recently rejected the 27% reservation for OBCs, maintaining the existing 14% quota. The ruling was based on petitions challenging the quota hike, filed by MBBS students and NEET-PG 2019 aspirants. The decision limits the overall reservation to 50% in the state.