India, Oct. 18 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has sought a response from the Madhya Pradesh Gover-nment on a petition seeking to increase reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the State from the current 27 per cent to 50 per cent, reflecting their population share.
The petition, filed by the Madhya Pradesh OBC Advocates Welfare Asso-ciation, challenges Section 4(2) of the Reservation Act, 1994, on the grounds that it unfairly caps OBC reservation and violates Articles 14, 15, and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality and prohibit discrimination.
During the hearing, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh and scheduled the next he...