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.

Basavaraj Bommai's state government scrapped 4 per cent Muslim reservation recently.

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.