Supreme Court refuses to stay Centre's decision to include Jats in OBC
New Delhi:The Supreme Court today rejected a plea to stay Centre's poll-eve notification to include the Jat community in the OBC list for providing the benefits of reservation, saying there are prima facie material for
Venugopal submitted the party in power took the decision for private gain.
Pursuant to the court's April 1 order, the Centre today placed before the bench all materials/documents and files, including the decision of the Union Cabinet, on the issue of considering the inclusion of Jats in the OBC list.
The bench asked senior advocate K Parasaran, appearing for the Centre, that all the materials placed before it should be filed in the form of counter-affidavit.
'We want to know what is the basis for this order (for including Jats in OBC list),' the bench said. Parasaran submitted that the reasons are there in the records.
Pursuant to the court's April 1 order, the Centre today placed before the bench all materials/documents and files, including the decision of the Union Cabinet, on the issue of considering the inclusion of Jats in the OBC list.
The bench asked senior advocate K Parasaran, appearing for the Centre, that all the materials placed before it should be filed in the form of counter-affidavit.
'We want to know what is the basis for this order (for including Jats in OBC list),' the bench said. Parasaran submitted that the reasons are there in the records.