Constitution of India: SC on Quota Law

In July 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of continuing the quota law in Tamil Nadu for another year. The quota law provides for 69 percent reservation in jobs and education institutes for Schedule Tribes, Schedule Castes, Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes. The ruling followed the dismissal of the writ petition filed by the Voice, a Consumer Care Council. The petition challenged the validity of the quota law and its introduction in the Constitution of India.

A Bench comprising of the Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan directed the state to submit quantifiable data on the backward classes for determination of a fresh quota limit. It also ordered the State Backward Classes Commission to consider the issue based on the quantifiable data in respect of the concerned communities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The PM of India

Constitution of India: Quota Reservation Policy in India

Here is a look at the reservation policy in several Indian states, in consonance with the Constitution of India:

Madhya Pradesh

The present quota in government jobs and education in Madhya Pradesh is 16% for SCs, 20% for STs and 14% for OBCs. Further, the quota in districts varies according to the   SC/ST population. In 2003, the State Government wanted to increase the quota for the OBCs to 27 %. However, the High Court ordered a stay on the Government’s order. The stay was in response of an application filed by a general category student.

Haryana

The existing quota in Haryana in the government employment sector is 20% for SCs, 27% for BCs and 3% for the disabled. In government educational institutes, the break-up is 20 % for SCs, 27 % for BCs, 1 % for dependents of ex-servicemen and 3 % for the disabled.

Punjab

The break-up for government jobs in Punjab is 25% for SCs, 13% for BCs and OBCs, 13 % for ex-servicemen, 3 % for disabled, 3% sportspersons and 1 % for the families of freedom fighters. Further, 51% seats are reserved in education, for students belonging from SC, BC, border areas and kin of freedom fighters, children of defense staff, political sufferers, terror victims and sportspersons.