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The order was passed by the seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Anil Ramesh Dave on a petition filed by an advocate K Kondala Rao.
The state government had moved a bill in the Assembly on the basis of a report submitted to it by the Andhra Pradesh Commission for Backward Classes. The bill was later passed by the Assembly.
The report had recommended that the socially and educationally backward should be adequately represented in the state.
The government order (GO) was issued on July 7, 2007 providing the 4 per cent reservation to the 15 groups.
Soon after the High Court order, Chief Minister K Rosaiah directed the state advocate general D S R Murthy to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the verdict striking down the government order on the reservation to Muslims in educational institutions and jobs.
"The state government is committed to providing 4 per cent reservation to backward class Muslims in the state," he said in a statement.
Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao had also promised political reservation and a quota in education and employment based on population for Muslims in separate Telangana. Rao had earlier said that Muslims would not be assured of social justice unless they get reservation. He had assured the Muslim community that a special provision in Constitution would be invoked, as was done by Tamil Nadu government, to extend reservation to Muslims in education and employment.
TRS chief had promised that Muslims would get the reservations proportionate to their population, which was 13 per cent to 15 per cent in Telangana. The TRS chief also assured a budget for welfare of Muslims based on their population. He had appealed to the members of the Muslim community to shed self-defeatism and assert themselves in separate Telangana.
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The politicians of all hues barring BJP are announcing reservations for minorities just before the elections to capture minority votes.Any elction promise should confirm to the constitutional provisions.It would be still better if the election manifestos are prepared 1 year before the elections are due and sent for scrutiny to CEC and register them.The parties should propogate only those items from the approved manifesto and if they propogate any item not mentioned in the manifesto that party should be banned from contesting election.for two elections.
AP Politicians would do every " ITEM NUMBER " & " MUJRAS " to entertain & facilitate the so called Minorities for Vote Bank who illegally enjoys it from last 60 yrs which has ruined 1000's of talented life. Now, they try to Over rule HC verdict by one way or another.
If BJP and Shiv Sena are listening they should promise and give 70% reservations all poor Hindus.We have to unite 80% Hindus to have majority Hindu Government in Hindu India.
This is a good slap to MMS/Sonia and AP Govt of late YSR as well as their puppies like (In)Justice Sachar,Rangnath (Expert to give reports as per Congress desire).It is in the interest of the Nation that these people learn a lesson from this slap by AP High Court and start adopting inclusive policy of putting schemes covering all deserving Indians instead of revengeful methods of depriving only majority community from the development projects.If Congress continues appeasement policy with the malice motive of harassing divided majority Community,it will get the same type of kicks.MMS should remember that he is P.M.of the country and not of only minority.
INDIA HAS BEEN TRISECTED BY OUR BELOVED POLITICIANS SO THAT THEY CAN BE THERE FOR EVER.THE SECTIONS ARE HINDU HIGHER CASTE, HINDU LOWER CASTE AND MUSLIM. AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO CONTINUE THIS "DIVIDE AN RULE" POLICY IS TO PLAY THIS CARD OF RESERVATION ON THE BASIS OF TITLE AND CASTE. WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF VOTING FOR THIS LEADERS WHO CAN'T SAY " ONE INDIA, ONE RULE, ONE EDUCATION" EVEN AFTER 63 YEARS OF INDEPENDECE
pure politics is played in job reservation quotas.only those living below poverty lines should be provided with job quotas irrespective of casteorreligion.
i welcome the judgement NO RESWERVATION BASED ON RELIGION
This is a great slap not only to AP Govt headed by late YSR, but also to MMS,Congress as well as its puppies Retd.(in)justice SACHAR and RANGNATH,who gave the reports only as Congress needs.THIS GOVT IS ACTING AS IF IT HAS COME TO TAKE REVENGE FOR BEING KEPT OUT OF POWER FOR A DECADE.Since the motive is malice, such kicks are bound to occur.It is in the interest of Congress to adopt policy of carrying out inclusive projects instead of communal with an intention of depriving only majority community,even though it is foolish and divided.It is nothing but fooling the public to take steps which would be struck down in the court of law.
Thank God, all is not yet lost or the Congress will sell off this country to the highest bidder.
Can a case be also registered againt those who had passed such a law to get the votes of a certain section of the society?
GS: Minorities in Pak have reserved seats in the parliament for your information. Also, why do you invoke Pak when this issue has nothing to do with that country.
If minorities had reservation in pakistan then it would not have been a fialed state today.If minorities would not have had reservation in India, then we would have been a developed nation.
there should no cast/religion based reservation, certain percent should be there for poor and BPL irrespective of cast/religon Rgds/Saleem
Congress minority appeasement policy has been exposed. Indian democracy is live because of this kind of verdict.
Quotas, Quotas. We can even think of providing Quotas for musli, christo's minorities etc...since they vote for the politicians of their community. let there be quota on the buses, trains, roads,parks, cinema theaters, jobs, every where. And in this process we can ensure we go back to pre-independance days when the people were discriminated. Our political leaders have no far sight. There is not meaning of merit in our country. Government, people have lost sight of making our country proud. bharat mata ki jay
Do minorities have quotas in Pakistan?
Minorities in Pakistan have a quota for being raped and plundered, and the government there watches the targets carefully.
No, they never going to have Quota's for minorities in Pakistan. But In India for Vote banks they will create minorities Quota and nobody will benefit from that except idiot politicians.
well said varind. The courts are our only hope for implementing sensible decisions in our country. Now can this be done all over the country?
Hats off to HC.Quotas have to go for ever as they have not benefitted eithor minority or any other lower castes. ST/SC/OBC and minority have been treated as votes banks in the garb of Quota for 60 years. Therefore in view of the ground reality, let there be economic benefits for all below poverty lines rather than creating Quotas with an eye on votes. Such a shame has to be wiped out and courts are the only hope of the majority of people in India.
Well said.. quotas only take the country backward and have been systemically abused by vote-bank politics of all parties. Addressing all BPL families, irrespective of caste/religion/sex is the only way concession to make. For all the rest only meritocracy must rule if India has to realise its great potential.