NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till May 9, the hearing on a plea challenging the Karnataka government’s decision to scrap the 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims. The state government, meanwhile, assured the top court that the assurance given earlier on not implementing the notification, will be continued till the next date of hearing.
The assurance was given by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to a bench of Justices K M Joseph and B V Nagarathna, which adjourned the matter for further hearing on May 9. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the top court that the state government will not make admissions or appointments on the basis of a government order and sought adjournment.
The court was hearing various petitions challenging the government orders scrapping the 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s government scrapped the reservation of 4 per cent given to Muslims under OBC quota.
The Karnataka government last month scrapped the 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims and distributed it to the two dominant communities, Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas. The government also decided to move OBC Muslims to the 10 per cent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category. (ANI)