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Joseph John | TNN

Chhattisgarh reservation row: CM Bhupesh Baghel welcomes SC decision to stay HC order on 58% quota

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to stay a high court order declaring the state's 58% reservation as unconstitutional, saying that justice will be served only when the governor grants his assent to the new 76% reservation bills.

The chief minister took to Twitter after reports said the apex court had stayed a September 2022 high court decision quashing a state government order to provide a 58% quota, holding that any reservation above 50% is unconstitutional.

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