Overview
- The court requested that the state consider pausing the nomination process until it examines the 27% OBC reservation, with the matter next listed for November 25.
- On November 17, the bench warned that total reservations cannot exceed 50% and said it could stay the elections if the cap is breached.
- The court reiterated that OBC reservation must revert to the pre-Banthia position while the 2022 commission’s blanket 27% recommendation remains under judicial scrutiny.
- District data reported by the press show combined SC, ST and OBC quotas crossing the 50% limit in several areas, including an estimated 73% reserved seats in Nashik’s zilla parishad.
- According to the State Election Commission, voting for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats is slated for December 2, and all local-body polls must be completed by January 31, 2026 under a prior Supreme Court order.