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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with an Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment striking down the State Government’s decision to provide 34% reservation to Backward Classes in elections to rural and urban local bodies, questioning the evidentiary basis on which the enhanced quota had been determined. A…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Andhra Pradesh government challenging an order of the high court which struck down two government orders providing 34 per cent reservation for backward classes in local body elections.
On October 1, Andhra Pradesh HC struck down two government orders, observing that the quota violated SC guidelines suggesting total reservation should not exceed 50%.