Thiruvananthapuram: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued notices to the Kerala government for providing reservation to the poor among the upper caste people.
In 2008, the government provided reservation at graduate and post-graduate levels to forward communities at 10 per cent and seven per cent respectively.
The Supreme Court has also upheld reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies. The court ruled that reservation for the OBCs in municipalities and Panchayats did not violate the Constitution.
The SC dismissed a petition filed by a private body questioning whether the OBCs should be given reservation at Panchayat level. The petitioners cited article 73 and 74 of the Constitution which provides for reservation for the OBCs in Panchayats and municipalities.
The argument made was that the OBCs are entitled to reservation only in employment and educational fields; there can't be political reservations for them. But a five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, said reservation can be given to the OBCs at this level.
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