Maharashtra

Local Body Elections: Supreme Court to Hold Hearing Today on OBC Reservation Issue

All political parties have started preparations for the local body elections.

Siddhi Naringrekar

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(Local Body Elections) All political parties have started preparations for the local body elections. At the same time, it is being seen that a sword is hanging over the local body elections.

In these elections, the constitutional limit of 50 percent for OBC reservation has been exceeded, and the matter has gone to the Supreme Court. A significant hearing on the issue of OBC reservation is scheduled to take place in the Supreme Court today.

In the previous hearing, the bench headed by Chief Justice Suryakant had stated that the hearing would take place on Friday. It has been claimed that in the elections of local self-government bodies, the 50 percent reservation limit has been exceeded in 157 local self-government bodies.

Against this backdrop, a hearing will be held in the Supreme Court today, and everyone’s attention is focused on it. It will be important to see what decision is made in this hearing.

Summary

  • Hanging sword over local self-government elections

  • OBC reservation limit exceeded in elections

  • Case in court due to exceeding 50 percent reservation limit

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