Overview

• The apex court reiterated its May 6 order mandating the 2017 OBC reservation framework and dismissed challenges to its empirical basis.
• It set aside Maharashtra’s 2022 delimitation law, restored pre-2022 ward boundaries and affirmed state authority over constituency redraws.
• Maharashtra’s State Election Commission must issue election notifications within four weeks and complete all local body polls within four months.
• A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi refused to hear a challenge to Gujarat’s 27% OBC quota, directing petitioners to seek relief first in the state High Court.
• These rulings streamline implementation of reservation policy before imminent municipal elections and reinforce constitutional guidelines for OBC quotas.