Gujjar Reservation issue: No relief to Rajasthan Government, Supreme Court defers case by two weeks

Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on Rajasthan government's Gujjar resevation issue by two weeks. The Rajashthan High Court had in December struck down a 2015 law which provided five per cent reservation to Special Backward Classes, including Gujjars. The state government had in February filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the High Court's



judgment. The apex court also accepted the government's request to protect around 4,000 already appointed and thousands of people admitted to the SBC community. After the High Court ruling, the Gujjar community representatives, who have led violent agitations on the issue since 2007, are demanding five per cent sub-quota within the OBC quota, a PTI report said.