SC To Examine 10 PC Quota For Poor Among Forward Caste
New Delhi, Aug 12: Kerala government's decision to extend 10 per cent reservation for economically backward class students of the forward community has come under the scanner of the Supreme Court which today agreed to examine the issue. The Kerala High Court had earlier dismissed the petition filed by the Kerala Muslim Jamaath Council, Christian Service Society and another organisation challenging the quota and at that time Justice Dattu was its Chief Justice. Counsel E M S Anam, appearing for the Jammath, defended the organisation saying it was aggrieved as the benefit has been extended only to economically backward classes from among the forward castes, excluding other communities. According to the petitioners, the reservation benefit granted to the economically backward was constitutionally invalid as quota can be provided only for the socially disadvantaged class as provided under Article 15 of the Constitution.
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