A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar said that until the triple test is complied with, Maharashtra cannot proceed with OBC reservation in local body elections.
The former Union minister also claimed that the Narendra Modi-led Central government misled people on the quota issue. "The constitutional amendment of restoring the right of the states to prepare a list of OBCs, taken away two years ago, is a mere eyewash," he said.
A five-judge Constitution bench, on May 5, had unanimously set aside a Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas. The bench had refused to refer the 1992 Mandal verdict — which put a 50% limit on quotas — to a bigger bench. The Centre had held that the 102nd amendment took away states power to notify SEBCs.
India News: NEW DELHI: The government is set to table a bill in Parliament to restore the powers of states to identify local OBCs, a mandate negated by the Suprem.