Hyderabad, February 08: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional, a State Government’s order providing four percent reservation for Muslim community in Government jobs and educational institutions.
This is for the second time that the Government has faced embarrassment as its two earlier attempts too met the same fate.
The Congress Government first tried to implement its election promise made in 2004 by granting five percent reservation but it was dismissed by the Court saying it exceeded the 50 per cent limit set by Supreme Court for reservations.
After much debate and study by State BC Commission, the quota was reduced to four per cent but this too has been rejected by the Court.
—-Agencies