Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Karnataka Government's Move To Scrap 4 Per Cent Muslim Quota

The Supreme Court has agreed to schedule a hearing for a plea that disputes the Karnataka government's removal of the 4 per cent reservation for Muslims.

A bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and including justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala, acknowledged Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal's submission that the petition's "defects" were "cured."

"Alright, we will list it," the bench said in response.

The Karnataka government introduced two new categories for reservation in jobs and education, and abolished the 4 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Muslims.

The OBC Muslim quota has been split between Vokkaligas and Lingayats, with eligible Muslims now classified under economically weaker sections.

As a result, the state government has raised the reservation limit to 57 per cent.