Today in Ahmedabad, Gujarat government has filed an affidavit in Gujarat High Court about government’s efforts to grant 10% quota to economically backward classes (EBC) are on equality basis and as per the constitution.
Justice Paresh Upadhyay issued notice to the state government and sought its reply on constitutional validity of the reservation provisions on basis of income of a family. Further state government was asked to file its reply on June 22.
The petition was filed by a Rajkot-based social worker Jayantibhai Manani who has urged the HC to strike down the May 1 notification by the state government by which it provided for 10% EBC quota.