Bombay High Court Upholds Validity of OBC Reservation in Local Bodies — Directs State to Conduct Elections with OBC Reservation Based on Empirical Data. The court held that reservation for OBCs in Zilla Parishads and Municipal Councils must be based on quantifiable data regarding backwardness and inadequate representation, as mandated by Article 243D and Article 243T of the Constitution of India.
1 Apr 2021The judgment pertains to a batch of writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the validity of the reservation for Other Backward C...





