Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court’s decision to restrict the proposed 56% reservation quota to the existing 50% ceiling, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara said the state had filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the High Court order and was awaiting the Supreme Court’s verdict before deciding its next course of action.
He said the government would also take up the issue with the Centre and explore ways to secure constitutional protection for the enhanced reservation quota. Citing Tamil Nadu’s 69% reservation policy, which is protected under the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, he said Karnataka could examine a similar approach.
Parameshwara observed that the previous BJP government should have pressed the Centre to include the enhanced quota in the Ninth Schedule when it decided to increase reservations.
The ongoing legal uncertainty has also affected government recruitment processes, he said, adding that further decisions would be taken after the Supreme Court delivers its ruling.