The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in all the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra.
A Bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar accepted the 781-page report of the commission led by former Chief Secretary Jayant Banthia and allowed reservation for OBCs in the nagar panchayat, nagar parishad and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
Senior advocate Shekhar Naphade appearing for the government told The Hindu, “The commission was appointed in March this year. It conducted a door-to-door survey and found that some areas have less OBC population while some have more. But the triple test laid down by the Constitutional Bench of the SC has been strictly adhered to.” The court while accepting the commission’s report said reservation should be applied to all the upcoming elections.
