Punjab and Haryana High court Judgement on Quota for Jats

The Punjab and Haryana High Court  stayed reservation for Jats and members of five other communities — Jat Sikhs, Muslim Jats,  Bishnois,  Rors and Tyagis — provided by the Haryana government under a newly carved Backward Classes (C) category.

Details:

• The High Court passed the order after hearing a petition challenging the constitutional validity of The Haryana Backward Classes (reservation in services and admission in educational institutions) Act 2016 that was passed unanimously by the State Assembly on March 29.
• Under this Act, They would be entitled to 10% reservation in government services and also admission to educational institutions.

Petitioner:

The Act was challenged by Murari Lal Gupta of Bhiwani, who was seeking a direction to quash block ‘C’ of the Act.

Background:

Supreme Court, in the case of Ram Singh and others versus the Union of India, had held that Jats were not backward socially, educationally and politically.