Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Enhanced SC/ST Quota, Says Breaches 50% Reservation Cap | News18

The Karnataka High Court has struck down provisions of a 2022 state law that raised reservation for Scheduled Castes from 15% to 17% and for Scheduled Tribes from 3% to 7%. A division bench led by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice K S Hemalekha held that the enhanced quota took the total reservation beyond the 50% ceiling, violating Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution. The report is published by CNN-News18. The ruling concerns Section 3 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Act, 2022.

• Karnataka High Court struck down the enhanced SC and ST quota in a 2022 state law
• SC reservation was raised from 15% to 17% and ST reservation from 3% to 7%
• The court held the aggregate reservation exceeded the 50% ceiling, breaching Articles 14 and 15

The Karnataka High Court struck down provisions of a 2022 state law that increased reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) from 15% to 17% and for Scheduled Tribes (STs) from 3% to 7%, holding that the enhanced quota breached the 50% reservation ceiling. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice K S Hemalekha held that Section 3 of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Act, 2022, violated Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution insofar as it took the aggregate reservation beyond 50%. #KarnatakaHighCourt #Reservation #SCSTReservation #Karnataka #ReservationQuota #SupremeCourt #ConstitutionOfIndia #LegalNews #IndiaNews #BreakingNews n18oc_breaking-news