Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India (Supreme Court Case)
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The Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs Union of India is a public interest litigation challenging the conclusion of the Mandal Commission that about 52% of the total population of India belonged to OBC segment. The National Sample Survey Organisation had estimated the OBC segment to be 32 per cent. The PIL was filed by Mr Thakur in May 2006 and no final decision has yet been reached on it.
The government decided in April 2006 to provide for nearly 27% reservation of seats for students from the OBC segment in institutes of higher learning in India. This would have reduced the seats for a general, unreserved candidate to about 50% (after taking into account other reserved seats). The parliament passed a bill to bring out an amendment in the constitution in this regard. The PIL submitted by Mr. Thakur challenges the amendments validity.
The Supreme Court of India has refused to stay the constitutional amendment but issued notice to the government. The government which has faced strong anti reservation protests on its turn stated that that the reservation policy would not be implemented until a bill (The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Bill, 2006) introduced in the parliament in August 2006 for this purpose becomes a law. The bill has been approved by the parliament.[1]
The matter is now expected to be taken up on April 9, 2007.[2]
[edit] External links and Sources
- Timeline of recent 'quota in education' events
- Website for acts passed in Indian Parliament.
- The Hindu News Article.
- The Hindu News Article.
