Overview

• On July 5, a bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan issued notice on a petition by 18 OBC community members demanding enforcement of the 2019 amendment that raised state job quotas from 14 to 27 percent.
• The court declined interim relief, noting that related challenges to the reservation law were transferred from the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2022 and remain pending.
• Justices directed the chief secretary to submit an affidavit explaining why 13 percent of positions under the enhanced quota have remained unfilled for years.
• Petitioners from the OBC Mahasabha contend that the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission kept these reserved posts on hold despite no legal stay on the 27 percent reservation.
• The Supreme Court will consolidate the fresh enforcement petition with existing cases and has summoned the state government’s formal response.